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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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.
Events & natural phenomena
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NatureHumpback whale migration
Usually May 25–Nov 7 (dates vary by year)
The season usually runs from late May to early November, the longest continuous whale-watching season in Australia.
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Fair | 29.0°C | 3.2 | 60.0% |
| February | Fair | 28.9°C | 3.8 | 60.0% |
| March | Fair | 28.1°C | 3.7 | 59.7% |
| April | Okay | 26.3°C | 3.0 | 54.8% |
| May | Okay | 23.8°C | 2.8 | 54.2% |
| June | Okay | 21.6°C | 2.2 | 54.5% |
| July | Good | 21.3°C | 1.8 | 46.8% |
| August | Good | 22.4°C | 1.3 | 42.8% |
| September | Good | 24.3°C | 1.8 | 42.5% |
| October | Okay | 25.7°C | 2.1 | 51.3% |
| November | Okay | 27.0°C | 2.7 | 58.9% |
| December | Fair | 28.2°C | 2.9 | 59.4% |
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.