Oceania · Beach travel

Best time to visit Gold Coast

Early Aug, Mid Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.1°C, with 0.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Gold Coast
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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 15.4-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Gold Coast season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 33.7)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 38.3)Late Jan: Fair (season score 31.6)Early Feb: Fair (season score 33.1)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 28.8)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 24.3)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 25.1)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 41.9)Late Mar: Fair (season score 35.6)Early Apr: Okay (season score 43.1)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 54.7)Late Apr: Okay (season score 49.9)Early May: Okay (season score 45.5)Mid May: Okay (season score 51.8)Late May: Good (season score 58.6)Early Jun: Okay (season score 53.7)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 56.7)Late Jun: Okay (season score 55.1)Early Jul: Good (season score 61.2)Mid Jul: Good (season score 65.5)Late Jul: Good (season score 62.3)Early Aug: Great (season score 75.7)Mid Aug: Good (season score 70.5)Late Aug: Good (season score 59.6)Early Sep: Good (season score 64.6)Mid Sep: Great (season score 72.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 62.8)Early Oct: Good (season score 63.7)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 54.1)Late Oct: Okay (season score 52.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 46.4)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 48.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 48.3)Early Dec: Fair (season score 39.8)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 44.7)Late Dec: Fair (season score 37.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Events & natural phenomena

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair29.0°C3.260.0%
FebruaryFair28.9°C3.860.0%
MarchFair28.1°C3.759.7%
AprilOkay26.3°C3.054.8%
MayOkay23.8°C2.854.2%
JuneOkay21.6°C2.254.5%
JulyGood21.3°C1.846.8%
AugustGood22.4°C1.342.8%
SeptemberGood24.3°C1.842.5%
OctoberOkay25.7°C2.151.3%
NovemberOkay27.0°C2.758.9%
DecemberFair28.2°C2.959.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: GOLD COAST SEAWAY(9 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.