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Rockhampton, Queensland climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Rockhampton has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 711 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 132 mm while September barely receives 25 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsRockhampton climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 132 | 88 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 99 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 132 | 88 | 34 | 31 | 36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 49 | 57 | 99 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | 0.4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 40 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 34 | 31 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Rockhampton Aero, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.