Redbank Plains climate — normals and trends
Redbank Plains (Australia) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 651 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Redbank Plains averages 0 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Redbank Plains 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 42.4 °C (on 26 January 1940) and the coldest -1.0 °C (on 29 July 1994).
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
Redbank PlainsQueensland
- coords
- -27.65°, 152.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
26.0°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
651mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
77 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
42.4 °C
26 January 1940
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
29 July 1994
Wettest day
249 mm
9 March 2025
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
20 February 1954
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
20 February 1954
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
26 January 1940
Coldest feels-like
-4.2 °C
29 July 1994
Sunniest day
13.7 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 531 mm | +458 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 58 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 64 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 34 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 39 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 190 mm | +120 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Redbank Plains?
Redbank Plains has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 651 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Redbank Plains?
The hottest day measured in Redbank Plains between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1940, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Redbank Plains?
The coldest day measured in Redbank Plains between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1994, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Redbank Plains?
Almost never: Redbank Plains sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Redbank Plains warmed?
Yes: Redbank Plains warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Redbank Plains?
The wettest day measured in Redbank Plains between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2025, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Redbank Plains?
The windiest day measured in Redbank Plains between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1954, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Redbank Plains?
The warmest month in Redbank Plains is January (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Redbank Plains?
Redbank Plains receives on average 651 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Redbank Plains?
Redbank Plains gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Redbank Plains?
Yes: Redbank Plains has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Redbank Plains?
In Redbank Plains, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 26 January 1940, and the lowest was -4.2 °C on 29 July 1994.
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