Rockhampton weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Rockhampton is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with September and May close behind. Rockhampton averages about 3,135 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,135
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 806 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 81k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Rockhampton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rockhampton is August, then September and May. The dullest month is February (70/100, 158 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rockhampton?
Rockhampton is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,135 hours of sunshine a year. August (93/100) is noticeably better than February (70). It ranks #55 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 February, carries about 50% of the annual 806 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 125 mm | 12 |
| February | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 158 mm | 12 |
| March | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 116 mm | 10 |
| April | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 42 mm | 8 |
| May | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| June | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 45 mm | 5 |
| July | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 29 mm | 5 |
| August | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 26 mm | 7 |
| September | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 25 mm | 8 |
| October | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 48 mm | 10 |
| November | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 53 mm | 11 |
| December | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 107 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mackay Australia · 279 km · best in Aug · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 371 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Proserpine Australia · 377 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 444 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 518 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 598 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gladstone Australia · 94 km · 3,113 h sun/yr · best in May
- Biloela Australia · 124 km · 3,214 h sun/yr · best in May
- Emerald Australia · 235 km · 3,339 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bundaberg Australia · 253 km · 3,069 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Moranbah Australia · 287 km · 3,225 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Rockhampton compares month by month: Rockhampton vs Hamilton Island · Rockhampton vs Mackay · Rockhampton vs Proserpine · all comparisons
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