Gold Coast Weather

Queensland seasons are more a case of hot and wet or cool and dry than of summer and winter. November/December to April/May is the wetter, hotter half of the year, while the real wet season, particularly affecting northern coastal areas, is January to March. This is also the season for cyclones and, if one hits, the Bruce Hwy can be blocked by the ensuing floods. In the south, Brisbane and Rockhampton get about 450mm (17in) of rain between January and March, and temperatures in Brisbane rarely drop below 20°C (68°F). Queensland doesn't really experience 'cold weather', except inland or upland at night from about May to September. Inland, of course, there's a lot less rain than near the coast.