Capalaba climate — normals and trends
Capalaba (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Capalaba averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Capalaba has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 5 January 1942) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 22 July 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CapalabaQueensland
- coords
- -27.54°, 153.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
950mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
151 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.7 °C
5 January 1942
Coldest day
7.2 °C
22 July 1951
Wettest day
248 mm
9 March 2025
Windiest day
68.9 km/h
20 February 1954
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
20 February 1954
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
23 February 2008
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
21 July 1951
Sunniest day
13.7 h
2 January 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 91 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | -91 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 597 mm | +476 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 114 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 119 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 115 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capalaba?
Capalaba has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capalaba?
The hottest day measured in Capalaba between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capalaba?
The coldest day measured in Capalaba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1951, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Capalaba?
Almost never: Capalaba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capalaba warmed?
Yes: Capalaba warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capalaba?
The wettest day measured in Capalaba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2025, with 248 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capalaba?
The windiest day measured in Capalaba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 68.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capalaba?
The warmest month in Capalaba is January (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Capalaba?
Capalaba receives on average 950 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capalaba?
Capalaba gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Capalaba?
Yes: Capalaba has on average 151 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capalaba?
In Capalaba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 23 February 2008, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 21 July 1951.
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