Cape Moreton Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
27.1 27.0 26.2 24.3 21.9 19.7 19.1 19.9 21.6 23.2 24.8 26.3 23.4
Mean Min (°C)
22.0 22.1 21.3 19.2 16.5 14.2 13.3 14.1 16.0 17.9 19.6 21.1 18.1
Mean Rain (mm)
144.4 155.3 174.2 142.2 163.8 134.5 110.7 74.3 62.3 80.6 89.4 124.8 1446.7
Median Rain (mm)
115.2 119.0 160.1 122.4 157.7 122.4 95.4 66.3 54.9 69.7 80.5 94.8 1444.7
Mean Rain Days
12.6 13.9 15.9 14.8 14.1 11.7 10.5 9.1 8.7 9.9 10.1 11.3 141.7

Cape Moreton Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
33.1 33.0 32.8 30.2 28.9 26.7 25.3 27.3 30.0 32.3 33.4 35.4 35.4
Low Max (°C)
21.0 21.1 20.0 17.5 13.5 12.3 10.6 12.2 14.4 16.7 17.8 19.3 10.6
High Min (°C)
26.3 26.4 25.8 24.9 23.9 22.2 19.6 21.9 21.6 23.9 25.0 25.2 26.4
Low Min (°C)
13.9 14.6 11.1 10.6 7.8 6.1 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.6 7.2 7.7 5.6
High Rain (mm)
339.9 229.8 228.6 162.6 174.0 136.4 186.9 127.0 94.5 105.9 167.2 164.3 339.9

Cape Moreton Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
29.5 29.6 28.2 26.6 25.3 21.6 20.7 21.8 23.8 25.4 26.8 28.5 25.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
24.8 25.1 24.2 22.6 20.4 17.7 17.1 17.8 20.1 21.5 23.1 24.6 22.4
High Mn. Min (°C)
23.7 24.1 22.8 21.4 19.1 16.3 16.3 16.8 18.4 20.2 21.4 22.9 19.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)
19.7 20.7 19.7 17.0 14.2 11.9 11.4 12.1 12.8 14.8 13.4 19.6 16.6
High Rain (mm)
719.4 590.3 640.0 480.3 605.9 586.2 569.3 226.4 218.9 385.1 343.5 375.8 2447.6
Low Rain (mm)
10.2 10.0 11.9 7.7 9.0 7.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 5.1 659.6

Cape Moreton Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Moreton annual climate

Cape Moreton Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 35°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 30°C
1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 2.7
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cape Moreton 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
28.5 28.6 27.5 26.0 23.6 21.7 20.8 21.5 23.3 24.8 26.3 27.7 26.9
Low Max
25.4 25.3 24.5 22.7 20.1 17.8 17.2 17.9 19.8 21.5 22.9 24.4 19.5
High Min
23.9 23.9 23.0 21.4 19.0 16.7 15.9 16.7 18.4 19.9 21.5 23.0 22.2
Low Min
20.4 20.5 19.4 17.4 14.4 11.8 10.6 11.3 13.6 16.0 17.6 19.3 13.8

Cape Moreton Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
113 109 108 112 115 114 114 115 114 113 114 112 115.0
Earliest Entry
1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910
Latest Entry
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025
Years of Maxima
113 114 113 114 114 114 114 115 114 114 114 112 115.0
Earliest Entry
1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910
Latest Entry
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025
Years of Rainfall
137 135 135 136 137 136 136 137 137 138 136 135 137.0
Earliest Entry
1888 1888 1888 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887
Latest Entry
2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025

Station Details

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
Southeast Coast, Queensland
27.0314°S 153.4661°E 100m AMSL
Commenced 1869

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