Gold Coast is 10.6°C (19.1°F) warmer by day, Gold Coast has 9.7°C (17.5°F) warmer nights, Gold Coast gets 522 mm (20.6 in) more rain a year.
Gold Coast is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while London peaks in July and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Gold Coast is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Gold Coast is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,227 mm (48.3 in) of rain a year against 705 mm (27.8 in) in London. The most comfortable time to visit is April, October and November in Gold Coast and June, July and August in London.
| Gold Coast | Metric | London |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 24.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.3°C |
| 15.9°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 6.2°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,227 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 705 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | October |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | April |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 3.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.4 m/s |
Overnight, Gold Coast typically falls to around 15.9°C (60.6°F) while London settles near 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Gold Coast is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas London peaks in July and is coolest in February.
Gold Coast sees the most rain in February and the least in September; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 72%.
For London, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
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 | Gold Coast | London | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 21 | 25.2🔥 | 29.5 | 1.3 | 4❄️ | 6.7 |
| February | 20.9 | 24.8 | 28.7 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.5 |
| March | 19.6 | 23.5 | 27.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.4 |
| April | 17.1 | 21 | 24.9 | 4 | 8.7 | 13.3 |
| May | 14 | 18.1 | 22.2 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 16.7 |
| June | 11.1 | 15.4 | 19.6 | 10 | 14.9 | 19.9 |
| July | 9.9 | 14.6❄️ | 19.3 | 12.3 | 17.4🔥 | 22.4 |
| August | 10.6 | 15.7 | 20.9 | 12.3 | 17.3 | 22.4 |
| September | 13.3 | 18.7 | 24 | 10.1 | 14.8 | 19.5 |
| October | 15.9 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 15.1 |
| November | 18 | 22.8 | 27.7 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 10.2 |
| December | 19.8 | 24.4 | 29 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| Annual Avg | 15.9 | 20.4 | 25 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 14.3 |
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 Gold Coast and London 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 Gold Coast and London — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 24.9°C (76.8°F) against 14.3°C (57.7°F) in London — roughly 10.6°C (19.1°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Gold Coast, with average lows of 15.9°C (60.6°F) versus 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Gold Coast is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 29.5°C (85.1°F), while London peaks in July at around 22.4°C (72.4°F). That makes Gold Coast the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
London gets colder. In its coldest month (February) overnight lows average about 1.2°C (34.2°F), compared with 9.9°C (49.8°F) at the low point of the year in Gold Coast.
Gold Coast is the wetter city, collecting about 1,227 mm (48.3 in) of rain a year versus 705 mm (27.8 in) in London. Gold Coast is wettest in February and driest in September; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 72% in Gold Coast.
The most comfortable months in Gold Coast are April, October and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
London is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Gold Coast is the warmer city in 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 21.2°C (38.2°F), and narrowest in June, about 0.5°C (0.9°F).
London has the bigger seasonal swing, about 13.4°C (24.1°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 10.6°C (19.1°F) in Gold Coast — so Gold Coast has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Gold Coast for warmer weather, pick London if you prefer drier conditions and go for Gold Coast if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
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 Gold Coast and London, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
