Gladstone weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Gladstone is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with July and September close behind. Gladstone averages about 3,113 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,113
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 840 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Gladstone?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gladstone is May, then July and September. The dullest month is February (70/100, 162 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gladstone?
Gladstone is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,113 hours of sunshine a year. May (93/100) is noticeably better than February (70). It ranks #58 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 50% of the annual 840 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 135 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 162 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 116 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 39 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 27 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 44 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 27 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 30 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 26 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| October | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 55 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 59 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 120 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Gladstone by month
The sea off Gladstone is warmest in January at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in July at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 10 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
- Rockhampton Australia · 94 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 356 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
- Mackay Australia · 366 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 434 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 455 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 465 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Biloela Australia · 96 km · 3,214 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bundaberg Australia · 160 km · 3,069 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Hervey Bay Australia · 232 km · 2,931 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Emerald Australia · 312 km · 3,339 h sun/yr · best in May
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