Gold Coast is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, Brisbane has 2.2°C (4°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Brisbane is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Gold Coast peaks in December and bottoms out in July. Month for month, Brisbane is the warmer of the two in 11 of 11 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 1,179 mm (46.4 in) in Brisbane and 1,227 mm (48.3 in) in Gold Coast. The most comfortable time to visit is April, September and October in Brisbane and April, September and October in Gold Coast.
| Brisbane | Metric | Gold Coast |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 29.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 30.1°C |
| 13.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 11.6°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | December |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | July |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,179 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,227 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | February |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 72% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.1 m/s |
Overnight, Brisbane typically falls to around 13.8°C (56.8°F) while Gold Coast settles near 11.6°C (52.9°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Gold Coast peaks in December and is coolest in July.
Brisbane sees the most rain in February and the least in September; Gold Coast is wettest in February and driest in September.
Gold Coast feels the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity against 72%.
For Gold Coast, the pick of the year is April, September and October.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Brisbane | Gold Coast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 20 | 26.8🔥 | 33.6 | 18.1 | 26.7🔥 | 35.2 |
| February | 20 | 26.3 | 32.5 | 18.1 | 26 | 33.9 |
| March | 18.1 | 24.7 | 31.3 | 16 | 24.2 | 32.4 |
| April | 14.8 | 21.6 | 28.4 | 12.5 | 20.7 | 28.9 |
| May | 11 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 8.6 | 17.4 | 26.1 |
| June | 8 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 5.4 | 14.3 | 23.2 |
| July | 7.6 | 15.4❄️ | 23.1 | 5.1 | 14.2❄️ | 23.3 |
| August | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 5.9 | 15.8 | 25.7 |
| September | 10.7 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 8.4 | 19.1 | 29.8 |
| October | 13.5 | 22.4 | 31.3 | 11.2 | 22.1 | 32.9 |
| November | 15.8 | 24.1 | 32.4 | 13.9 | 24.1 | 34.2 |
| December | 17.9 | 25.8 | 33.6 | 15.9 | 25.7 | 35.5 |
| Annual Avg | 13.8 | 21.5 | 29.1 | 11.6 | 20.9 | 30.1 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Brisbane and Gold Coast feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Brisbane and Gold Coast — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 30.1°C (86.2°F) against 29.1°C (84.4°F) in Brisbane — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Brisbane, with average lows of 13.8°C (56.8°F) versus 11.6°C (52.9°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 33.6°C (92.5°F), while Gold Coast peaks in December at around 35.5°C (95.8°F). That makes Gold Coast the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Gold Coast gets colder. In its coldest month (July) overnight lows average about 5.1°C (41.1°F), compared with 7.6°C (45.7°F) at the low point of the year in Brisbane.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 1,179 mm (46.4 in) in Brisbane and 1,227 mm (48.3 in) in Gold Coast. Brisbane is wettest in February and driest in September; Gold Coast is wettest in February and driest in September.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 72% in Brisbane and 72% in Gold Coast across the year.
The most comfortable months in Brisbane are April, September and October, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Gold Coast is at its most pleasant around April, September and October, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Brisbane is the warmer city in all 11 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 1.4°C (2.5°F), and narrowest in November, about 0°C (0°F).
Gold Coast has the bigger seasonal swing, about 12.5°C (22.5°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 11.4°C (20.5°F) in Brisbane — so Brisbane has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Gold Coast comes out ahead — it offers warmer days than Brisbane. Brisbane is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Brisbane and Gold Coast, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
