Climate
CLIMATE
THE CLIMATE IN CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
Central Queensland’s climate is sub-tropical with hot-humid summers and mild winters.
Average summer temperatures range vastly between coastal centres and highland location, with averages showing figures of between 20 to 28 degrees Celsius in summer and 9 and 20 degrees in winter, but residents and visitors can expect summer temperatures higher than 35 degrees Celsius between December and February and hinterland winter temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius during the evening in winter.
Climate statistics for key Central Queensland population centres
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Av Annual Rain Fall (mm) |
Rockhampton | |||||||||||||
Max | 31.2 | 30.5 | 28.8 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 32.1 | 814.0 | |
Min | 22.1 | 20.8 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 20.2 | ||
Yeppon | |||||||||||||
Max | 29.2 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 981.7 | |
Min | 23.6 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 22.7 | ||
Emerald | |||||||||||||
Max | 33.3 | 32.6 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 25.3 | 29 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 562.7 | |
Min | 21.9 | 20.2 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 21.3 | ||
Bioela | |||||||||||||
Max | 32.2 | 31.2 | 28.9 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 27.0 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 32.9 | 683.9 | |
Min | 19.5 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 18.4 | ||
Gladstone | |||||||||||||
Max | 30.4 | 29.7 | 28.0 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 854.6 | |
Min | 22.9 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 22.1 |