Gold Coast

    Australia

    A glitzy coastline of towering high-rises, epic surf breaks, and sprawling theme parks.

    Warmest month is January at 28°C on average. Coolest is June at 21°C. Driest reading falls in August with 4 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $6.00 (~$4.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Australia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $8.00 (~$5.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Australia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      22h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      6,343 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January28°4°C11
    February28°4°C12
    March27°5°C14
    April26°5°C10
    May23°5°C8
    June21°4°C6
    July21°4°C6
    August22°5°C4
    September23°5°C5
    October25°5°C8
    November26°5°C8
    December28°5°C10

    What to do

    • Learn to surf the dependable rollers at Surfers Paradise
    • Ride the hypercoasters at Warner Bros Movie World
    • Hike through lush rainforest in the Gold Coast Hinterland

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.