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Best time to visit Sunshine Coast

The best time to visit Sunshine Coast is April–November, with daytime temperatures around 24°C.

Sunshine Coast at a glance: warmest in January with daytime temperatures around 31°C and coolest in July (22°C). The wettest month is February (213 mm) and the driest August (43 mm), with about 1,430 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in February (27°C). Sunniest in August.

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Sunshine Coast

10 m
Pleasantly warm and sunny
94
24°/8°21°45 mm76 %11 h
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
A typical mid-August in Sunshine Coast
Sunny 22Cloudy 2Rain 6
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
8°21°28°5°37°
Sea temperature
21°5°37°
Daylight (solar time)
06:2317:37
0006121824
11 h 14 m
Precipitation
0220 mm
45 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 53 %
Poor ExcellentDoesn’t matchERA5 · CRU TS · ETOPO

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Month by month

MonthScoreDayNightSeaRainWet daysSunDaylightFeels like
January5931°20°27°193 mm1243 %14 hRainy season · hot and showery
February5530°20°27°213 mm1442 %13 hRainy season · warm and showery
March6029°19°27°212 mm1545 %12 hRainy season · warm and showery
April8027°15°25°108 mm1058 %11 hWarm
May8324°11°24°105 mm960 %11 hWarm
June8622°9°22°104 mm963 %11 hPleasantly warm
July9122°8°21°58 mm766 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
August9424°8°21°43 mm676 %11 hPleasantly warm and sunny
September9326°11°21°43 mm770 %12 hWarm and sunny
October8228°15°23°85 mm1059 %13 hWarm
November7229°17°24°118 mm1149 %14 hWarm
December6430°19°25°145 mm1248 %14 hHot and showery

The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.

Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 13 m. Coordinates: -26.66, 153.08.