Cape Moreton Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
27.1 26.9 26.1 24.3 21.9 19.7 19.0 19.9 21.6 23.2 24.8 26.2 23.4
Mean Min (°C)
22.0 22.1 21.2 19.2 16.5 14.2 13.3 14.0 16.0 17.9 19.6 21.1 18.0
Mean Rain (mm)
144.0 156.2 173.7 142.0 163.8 135.2 110.6 74.3 62.1 80.5 88.5 124.4 1443.8
Median Rain (mm)
115.2 119.0 160.1 122.4 157.7 122.4 95.4 66.3 54.9 69.7 80.5 94.8 1444.7
Mean Rain Days
12.6 13.9 15.9 14.7 14.0 11.8 10.5 9.1 8.7 9.8 10.0 11.3 141.4

Cape Moreton Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
33.1 33.0 32.8 30.2 28.9 26.7 25.3 27.3 30.0 32.3 33.4 35.4 35.4
Low Max (°C)
21.0 21.1 20.0 17.5 13.5 12.3 10.6 12.2 14.4 16.7 17.8 19.3 10.6
High Min (°C)
26.3 26.4 25.8 24.9 23.9 22.2 19.6 21.9 21.6 23.9 25.0 25.2 26.4
Low Min (°C)
13.9 14.6 11.1 10.6 7.8 6.1 5.6 6.1 6.1 5.6 7.2 7.7 5.6
High Rain (mm)
339.9 229.8 228.6 162.6 174.0 136.4 186.9 127.0 94.5 105.9 167.2 164.3 339.9

Cape Moreton Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
29.5 29.6 28.2 26.6 25.3 21.6 20.7 21.8 23.8 25.4 26.8 28.5 25.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
24.8 25.1 24.2 22.6 20.4 17.7 17.1 17.8 20.1 21.5 23.1 24.6 22.4
High Mn. Min (°C)
23.7 24.1 22.8 21.4 19.1 16.3 16.3 16.4 18.4 20.2 21.4 22.9 19.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)
19.7 20.7 19.7 17.0 14.2 11.9 11.4 12.1 12.8 14.8 13.4 19.6 16.6
High Rain (mm)
719.4 590.3 640.0 480.3 605.9 586.2 569.3 226.4 218.9 385.1 343.5 375.8 2447.6
Low Rain (mm)
10.2 10.0 11.9 7.7 9.0 7.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 5.1 659.6

Cape Moreton Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Moreton annual climate

Cape Moreton Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 35°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 30°C
1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 2.5
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Cape Moreton 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
28.5 28.6 27.5 26.0 23.6 21.7 20.8 21.5 23.3 24.8 26.3 27.7 26.9
Low Max
25.4 25.3 24.5 22.7 20.1 17.8 17.2 17.9 19.8 21.5 22.9 24.4 19.5
High Min
23.9 23.9 23.0 21.4 19.0 16.7 15.9 16.7 18.4 19.9 21.5 23.0 22.2
Low Min
20.4 20.5 19.4 17.4 14.4 11.8 10.6 11.3 13.6 16.0 17.6 19.3 13.8

Cape Moreton Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
112 108 107 111 114 113 113 114 113 112 113 111 114.0
Earliest Entry
1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
112 113 112 113 113 113 113 114 113 113 113 111 114.0
Earliest Entry
1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
136 134 134 135 136 135 135 136 136 137 135 134 136.0
Earliest Entry
1888 1888 1888 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
Southeast Coast, Queensland
27.0314°S 153.4661°E 100m AMSL
Commenced 1869

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