Gladstone climate — normals and trends
Gladstone (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 727 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Gladstone averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Gladstone has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 3 February 1990) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 20 July 2007).
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
GladstoneQueensland
- coords
- -23.85°, 151.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
727mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
35.3 °C
3 February 1990
Coldest day
6.8 °C
20 July 2007
Wettest day
205 mm
15 March 1992
Windiest day
55.3 km/h
19 January 1976
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
15 March 1992
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
9 January 2002
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
20 July 2007
Sunniest day
13.5 h
20 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 129 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 140 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 69 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 78 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gladstone?
Gladstone has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 727 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gladstone?
The hottest day measured in Gladstone between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gladstone?
The coldest day measured in Gladstone between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gladstone?
Almost never: Gladstone sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gladstone warmed?
Yes: Gladstone warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gladstone?
The wettest day measured in Gladstone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1992, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gladstone?
The windiest day measured in Gladstone between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1976, with winds reaching 55.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gladstone?
The warmest month in Gladstone is January (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gladstone?
Gladstone receives on average 727 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gladstone?
Gladstone gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gladstone?
Yes: Gladstone has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gladstone?
In Gladstone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 9 January 2002, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 20 July 2007.
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