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Best time to visit Brisbane

Australia · 27.47°S 153.03°E · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Warm preset (highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers)

The best time to visit Brisbane is June to October, with highs of 20–26 °C68–79 °F and nights of 10–16 °C50–61 °F, and rainfall of 40–96 mm1.6–3.8 in a month.

The rainy season is November to May; January to February is a true monsoon, with 168–184 mm6.6–7.2 in a month and a peak in February (184 mm7.2 in). January is the hottest month (highs of 30 °C86 °F) and July the coldest (20 °C68 °F).

The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at -27.47, 153.03. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.

Brisbane weather by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.

Weather you like

highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers

Good time to go for a Warm holiday: June to October.

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▲ Highs average daily high , coldest to warmest month
30°85°JAN1686.629°84°FEB1847.229°83°MAR1445.727°80°APR1204.724°74°MAY1204.721°70°JUN642.520°68°JUL642.522°71°AUG401.624°75°SEP401.626°79°OCT963.828°82°NOV1124.429°84°DEC1365.4
▼ Rainfall per month, driest to wettest

Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.

What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F for Warm). Rain is judged by each month's class within Brisbane's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.

MonthRain High Low SeasonWarm verdict
January1686.630852170monsoontoo hot
February1847.229842170monsoontoo hot
March1445.729832067rainytoo hot
April1204.727801763rainytoo rainy
May1204.724741558rainytoo rainy
June642.521701152showersgood
July642.520681049showersgood
August401.622711049drygood
September401.624751355drygood
October963.826791660showersgood
November1124.428821864rainytoo hot
December1365.429842068rainytoo hot

When to go to Brisbane, by holiday type

Looking forRuleMonths that fit
Warmhighs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showersJune to October
Tropicalhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoonNovember to December and March
Beachhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showersno month
Coolhighs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoonno month
Snowhighs below 3 °C37 °F, any rainno month

Is there a rainy season in Brisbane?

Yes. The rainy season is November to May; January to February is a true monsoon, with 168–184 mm6.6–7.2 in a month and a peak in February (184 mm7.2 in). Outside the rainy season, August to September is dry.

January is the hottest month (highs of 30 °C86 °F) and July the coldest (20 °C68 °F). Annual rainfall is about 1,288 mm51 in.

Where to go instead when Brisbane does not fit

The nearest destinations that fit the Warm preset in the months when Brisbane does not:

Nearby destinations

distances in . Tap a unit to switch.

The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.