Brisbane weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Brisbane is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with September and August close behind. Brisbane averages about 2,861 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,861
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,100 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 5.6M
- Elevation
- 6 m
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When is the best time to visit Brisbane?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Brisbane is July, then September and August. The dullest month is February (68/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Brisbane?
Brisbane gets a lot of sun: around 2,861 hours a year. July (89/100) is noticeably better than February (68). It ranks #80 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 1,100 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 140 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 156 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 136 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 83 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 73 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 88 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 38 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 45 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| October | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 81 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 92 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 130 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Brisbane by month
The sea off Brisbane is warmest in February at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in July at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 88 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 95 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 167 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Rockhampton Australia · 518 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 614 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 753 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Toowoomba Australia · 132 km · 3,195 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Lismore Australia · 161 km · 2,742 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hervey Bay Australia · 231 km · 2,931 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Brisbane compares month by month: Brisbane vs Gold Coast · Brisbane vs Sunshine Coast · Brisbane vs Ballina · all comparisons
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