Rockhampton climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rockhampton?

Rockhampton has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rockhampton?

The hottest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1990, reaching 44.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rockhampton?

The coldest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2008, at 1.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rockhampton?

Almost never: Rockhampton sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Rockhampton warmed?

Yes: Rockhampton warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rockhampton?

The wettest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2013, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rockhampton?

The windiest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1955, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rockhampton?

The warmest month in Rockhampton is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rockhampton?

Rockhampton receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rockhampton?

Rockhampton gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rockhampton (Australia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 638 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Rockhampton averages 0 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.

Rockhampton 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 44.5 °C (on 18 November 1990) and the coldest 1.8 °C (on 11 July 2008).

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

RockhamptonQueensland

coords: -23.38°, 150.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

27.3°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

638mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

9.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

96 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

76 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

134 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.5 °C

18 November 1990

Coldest day

1.8 °C

11 July 2008

Wettest day

168 mm

24 January 2013

Windiest day

51.5 km/h

7 March 1955

Strongest gust

122.0 km/h

7 March 1955

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

4 January 1994

Coldest feels-like

-1.2 °C

21 July 2007

Sunniest day

13.4 h

21 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.9 °C16 January 2025	2.9 °C11 June 2025	22.6 °C	725 mm	129
2024	36.1 °C24 December 2024	3.7 °C19 July 2024	22.5 °C	768 mm	126
2023	38.6 °C17 November 2023	6.3 °C20 August 2023	22.3 °C	857 mm	117
2022	40.3 °C3 March 2022	5.1 °C10 June 2022	21.9 °C	880 mm	110
2021	39.4 °C22 February 2021	2.8 °C10 June 2021	22.3 °C	691 mm	117
2020	36.9 °C6 December 2020	4.3 °C25 June 2020	22.4 °C	544 mm	121
2019	39.6 °C2 December 2019	5.1 °C13 August 2019	22.6 °C	382 mm	141
2018	41.0 °C28 November 2018	3.1 °C22 August 2018	22.3 °C	503 mm	111
2017	38.3 °C13 February 2017	5.0 °C22 July 2017	22.5 °C	857 mm	107
2016	38.5 °C10 November 2016	5.7 °C29 June 2016	22.6 °C	777 mm	119
2015	35.8 °C22 February 2015	3.7 °C8 August 2015	22.1 °C	589 mm	109
2014	40.7 °C4 January 2014	2.3 °C12 July 2014	21.9 °C	737 mm	95
2013	38.6 °C30 December 2013	4.2 °C22 August 2013	22.0 °C	961 mm	104
2012	39.3 °C17 December 2012	4.0 °C3 August 2012	21.4 °C	663 mm	101
2011	35.2 °C11 December 2011	3.9 °C10 July 2011	21.2 °C	689 mm	89
2010	35.9 °C18 January 2010	5.4 °C8 August 2010	21.8 °C	1,242 mm	50
2009	37.5 °C30 November 2009	3.6 °C18 July 2009	22.2 °C	519 mm	125
2008	37.7 °C31 December 2008	1.8 °C11 July 2008	21.4 °C	886 mm	83
2007	40.4 °C12 March 2007	1.9 °C21 July 2007	21.8 °C	689 mm	113
2006	39.1 °C7 January 2006	5.3 °C26 May 2006	22.2 °C	403 mm	119
2005	40.4 °C13 December 2005	5.5 °C24 June 2005	22.7 °C	488 mm	149
2004	38.3 °C14 December 2004	3.9 °C16 August 2004	22.3 °C	449 mm	123
2003	38.2 °C31 October 2003	3.2 °C1 August 2003	22.2 °C	681 mm	102
2002	39.1 °C12 January 2002	3.5 °C2 July 2002	22.4 °C	483 mm	150
2001	40.5 °C26 December 2001	3.0 °C9 July 2001	22.2 °C	462 mm	118
2000	37.8 °C21 January 2000	4.0 °C2 June 2000	21.4 °C	677 mm	75
1999	36.5 °C18 February 1999	2.9 °C19 June 1999	21.7 °C	664 mm	84
1998	38.3 °C27 December 1998	4.3 °C31 July 1998	22.7 °C	637 mm	126
1997	39.2 °C3 December 1997	3.9 °C26 August 1997	22.0 °C	434 mm	108
1996	39.6 °C3 December 1996	3.3 °C17 July 1996	22.1 °C	652 mm	126
1995	39.3 °C8 March 1995	4.8 °C21 July 1995	22.3 °C	532 mm	134
1994	41.5 °C5 January 1994	2.9 °C1 August 1994	21.8 °C	451 mm	118
1993	38.0 °C26 December 1993	6.4 °C5 August 1993	22.3 °C	461 mm	117
1992	38.1 °C14 January 1992	4.5 °C27 June 1992	21.9 °C	587 mm	106
1991	37.9 °C8 November 1991	2.7 °C18 July 1991	22.1 °C	616 mm	112
1990	44.5 °C18 November 1990	2.7 °C5 July 1990	21.8 °C	924 mm	117
1989	37.0 °C20 October 1989	4.7 °C15 July 1989	21.5 °C	709 mm	88
1988	37.1 °C17 January 1988	7.1 °C10 August 1988	22.3 °C	706 mm	110
1987	41.7 °C22 January 1987	5.1 °C15 July 1987	22.3 °C	417 mm	120
1986	37.4 °C28 December 1986	5.2 °C25 June 1986	22.0 °C	611 mm	99
1985	39.4 °C20 December 1985	2.9 °C25 June 1985	21.7 °C	711 mm	103
1984	37.2 °C28 February 1984	4.0 °C7 July 1984	21.6 °C	628 mm	67
1983	38.4 °C12 January 1983	6.0 °C10 July 1983	21.8 °C	968 mm	80
1982	38.7 °C2 January 1982	4.4 °C7 July 1982	21.7 °C	383 mm	104
1981	40.1 °C8 December 1981	5.5 °C12 July 1981	21.6 °C	918 mm	84
1980	38.1 °C24 January 1980	5.7 °C20 July 1980	22.2 °C	686 mm	101
1979	40.8 °C11 December 1979	6.6 °C2 July 1979	22.0 °C	384 mm	86
1978	36.0 °C11 January 1978	5.8 °C6 July 1978	21.4 °C	1,006 mm	86
1977	36.6 °C17 December 1977	5.0 °C31 July 1977	21.5 °C	632 mm	76
1976	36.5 °C13 December 1976	6.2 °C4 July 1976	21.4 °C	1,018 mm	77
1975	35.2 °C23 November 1975	7.1 °C28 June 1975	21.5 °C	677 mm	54
1974	36.2 °C20 December 1974	4.6 °C11 July 1974	20.8 °C	1,027 mm	51
1973	38.5 °C7 January 1973	7.5 °C19 July 1973	22.2 °C	831 mm	84
1972	39.1 °C24 December 1972	4.1 °C9 July 1972	21.5 °C	489 mm	83
1971	40.3 °C14 November 1971	6.0 °C27 July 1971	21.8 °C	753 mm	88
1970	36.7 °C12 December 1970	6.4 °C4 July 1970	21.9 °C	474 mm	92
1969	40.3 °C11 February 1969	8.1 °C24 September 1969	22.0 °C	356 mm	106
1968	37.1 °C1 January 1968	4.1 °C26 July 1968	21.2 °C	776 mm	69
1967	38.2 °C14 January 1967	6.4 °C7 July 1967	21.3 °C	532 mm	78
1966	37.2 °C16 February 1966	6.3 °C19 July 1966	21.2 °C	615 mm	64
1965	39.5 °C7 November 1965	5.5 °C19 July 1965	21.5 °C	389 mm	81
1964	38.5 °C15 December 1964	6.3 °C23 July 1964	22.1 °C	416 mm	104
1963	35.6 °C5 January 1963	4.7 °C19 July 1963	21.2 °C	636 mm	35
1962	38.5 °C2 March 1962	6.6 °C4 August 1962	21.8 °C	574 mm	97
1961	34.9 °C9 December 1961	6.5 °C27 August 1961	21.2 °C	528 mm	63
1960	37.7 °C3 February 1960	5.9 °C5 August 1960	21.2 °C	443 mm	80
1959	35.7 °C19 December 1959	6.4 °C29 June 1959	21.3 °C	691 mm	56
1958	40.2 °C31 October 1958	6.2 °C24 July 1958	21.8 °C	942 mm	91
1957	37.1 °C27 December 1957	4.1 °C13 July 1957	21.7 °C	428 mm	104
1956	37.0 °C1 January 1956	4.3 °C2 July 1956	20.9 °C	1,236 mm	68
1955	36.9 °C28 December 1955	4.6 °C2 August 1955	21.6 °C	772 mm	79
1954	34.1 °C9 January 1954	6.0 °C13 June 1954	21.5 °C	608 mm	66
1953	36.9 °C25 December 1953	4.2 °C22 July 1953	21.4 °C	490 mm	80
1952	38.2 °C5 December 1952	5.0 °C8 July 1952	21.7 °C	604 mm	100
1951	38.4 °C16 November 1951	3.9 °C15 August 1951	21.6 °C	299 mm	109
1950	37.3 °C4 November 1950	7.3 °C8 August 1950	21.2 °C	1,058 mm	47
1949	35.8 °C15 December 1949	3.9 °C24 June 1949	21.4 °C	420 mm	83
1948	36.7 °C7 February 1948	6.2 °C20 July 1948	21.8 °C	246 mm	123
1947	37.6 °C24 January 1947	6.3 °C28 August 1947	21.4 °C	465 mm	76
1946	36.7 °C13 November 1946	3.6 °C4 July 1946	21.6 °C	395 mm	113
1945	36.8 °C30 November 1945	6.4 °C22 July 1945	22.0 °C	272 mm	127
1944	38.5 °C8 November 1944	5.2 °C22 July 1944	21.7 °C	298 mm	89
1943	36.1 °C22 September 1943	6.0 °C25 June 1943	21.4 °C	343 mm	81
1942	37.2 °C9 January 1942	6.7 °C6 August 1942	21.6 °C	1,197 mm	72
1941	35.3 °C22 December 1941	5.2 °C10 August 1941	21.4 °C	689 mm	74
1940	41.2 °C27 January 1940	6.9 °C20 July 1940	21.7 °C	562 mm	92

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.3 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

129 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

725 mm

+87 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+1.1 °C	102 mm	+5 mm
Feb	30.4 °C	+0.2 °C	80 mm	-39 mm
Mar	31.2 °C	+1.8 °C	130 mm	+44 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+0.9 °C	68 mm	+32 mm
May	25.8 °C	+0.8 °C	46 mm	+11 mm
Jun	23.0 °C	+0.4 °C	27 mm	+1 mm
Jul	23.4 °C	+1.1 °C	22 mm	-3 mm
Aug	24.0 °C	+0.3 °C	39 mm	+19 mm
Sep	26.9 °C	+0.6 °C	10 mm	-5 mm
Oct	31.1 °C	+2.6 °C	44 mm	+8 mm
Nov	31.6 °C	+1.7 °C	91 mm	+31 mm
Dec	31.1 °C	+0.3 °C	67 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

16 Jan 2025

Coldest day

2.9 °C

11 Jun 2025

Wettest day

40.0 mm

31 Mar 2025

Windiest day

28.5 km/h

3 May 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

3 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

23 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.3 °C

11 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

21 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rockhampton?

Rockhampton has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rockhampton?

The hottest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1990, reaching 44.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rockhampton?

The coldest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2008, at 1.8 °C.

Does it snow in Rockhampton?

Almost never: Rockhampton sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Rockhampton warmed?

Yes: Rockhampton warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rockhampton?

The wettest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2013, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rockhampton?

The windiest day measured in Rockhampton between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1955, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rockhampton?

The warmest month in Rockhampton is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Rockhampton?

Rockhampton receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rockhampton?

Rockhampton gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Rockhampton?

Yes: Rockhampton has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rockhampton?

In Rockhampton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 4 January 1994, and the lowest was -1.2 °C on 21 July 2007.

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