Rockhampton Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
32.1 31.5 30.6 28.8 26.1 23.6 23.3 25.0 27.5 29.8 31.3 32.2 28.5
Mean Min (°C)
22.3 22.2 21.0 18.1 14.3 11.1 9.8 10.9 13.9 17.2 19.6 21.3 16.8
Mean Rain (mm)
127.0 140.1 104.4 43.9 44.0 37.4 33.5 28.4 23.8 50.5 67.7 103.4 804.3
Median Rain (mm)
85.8 101.7 59.9 29.8 28.1 21.8 13.8 16.6 11.4 40.9 58.7 79.0 723.2
Mean Rain Days
11.1 12.0 10.1 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.9 4.7 4.4 6.6 7.6 9.4 90.0

Rockhampton Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
42.5 43.3 42.1 36.6 34.4 32.3 30.6 35.1 37.2 41.1 45.3 41.9 45.3
Low Max (°C)
21.9 21.7 21.6 18.1 12.2 12.1 12.5 12.8 14.2 18.1 19.9 21.1 12.1
High Min (°C)
27.8 27.5 27.5 24.6 22.5 21.2 21.1 21.4 22.9 24.4 25.5 26.9 27.8
Low Min (°C)
16.3 16.2 11.0 4.7 2.9 -1.0 -0.9 -0.3 3.4 7.0 9.4 10.2 -1.0
High Rain (mm)
348.0 183.1 172.2 59.4 108.2 80.0 136.0 85.0 57.4 106.6 111.4 271.5 348.0

Rockhampton Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
34.7 35.0 33.4 30.8 29.2 26.7 26.0 29.1 31.3 32.8 34.0 35.7 30.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)
28.9 28.7 28.6 26.6 24.0 20.6 21.1 22.5 25.0 26.8 27.5 29.2 27.1
High Mn. Min (°C)
24.8 24.0 23.0 20.5 18.3 14.0 14.7 14.5 17.8 20.0 21.1 22.9 18.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
19.5 20.6 17.9 14.5 9.2 6.5 5.1 6.7 10.3 14.4 17.1 19.4 15.0
High Rain (mm)
660.2 478.4 447.4 198.6 303.8 186.4 252.0 228.4 147.0 199.8 285.6 533.4 1631.0
Low Rain (mm)
1.6 2.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.8 293.8

Rockhampton Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Rockhampton annual climate

Rockhampton Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6
≥ 35°C
4.5 2.6 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 3.7 5.5 19.8
≥ 30°C
25.0 20.9 19.4 8.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 5.7 13.6 19.8 24.4 139.3
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Rockhampton 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
34.9 34.0 32.9 31.0 28.3 25.9 25.5 27.4 30.5 33.1 34.4 35.3 32.8
Low Max
29.1 28.4 28.3 26.8 23.7 20.8 20.7 22.2 24.6 26.6 28.1 29.1 23.7
High Min
24.0 23.9 22.8 20.5 18.2 15.6 14.6 15.0 17.0 20.0 21.9 23.3 22.1
Low Min
20.2 20.3 18.9 15.3 9.5 6.0 4.6 5.9 10.1 14.1 17.2 19.0 9.9

Rockhampton Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 86 85 85 85 84.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
85 85 85 85 85 85 85 86 86 85 85 85 84.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
84 85 85 84 85 85 86 86 86 85 85 83 84.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

ROCKHAMPTON AERO
Capricornia, Queensland
23.3753°S 150.4775°E 11m AMSL
Commenced 1939

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