What is the best time to visit Gympie?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, August is the best month to visit Gympie, Queensland, scoring 9.7 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Gympie?

Gympie has an annual Comfort Score of 7.2/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

How much rain does Gympie get?

Gympie receives approximately 1,257mm of rainfall per year, which is above the Australian national average of 876mm. The wettest month is January.

Gympie Weather and Climate

Queensland, Australia (26.19°S, 152.67°E, 96m elevation) Subtropical highland (Cwa)

7.2/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: August (9.7/10). Ranked #37 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

August is the sweet spot

August: 9.7/10. January: 4.1/10. Annual score 7.2/10, ranked #37 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

15.8 - 26.2°C

Days 2.4 degrees warmer; nights 1.5 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

1,257mm

43% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

157 days/yr

52 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.7 MJ/m²

0.6 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

53%

5 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer4.8/10

20.9 - 30.1°C

633mm rain

Autumn8.0/10

16.6 - 25.2°C

234mm rain

Winter8.4/10

10.0 - 22.0°C

152mm rain

Spring7.5/10

16.0 - 27.6°C

239mm rain

Temperature

January has the warmest afternoons at 30.1 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 8.3 degrees.

Rainfall

1,257mm falls across 157 rain days. January is wettest (272mm), May driest (21mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 13 times.

Comfort window

August scores 9.7/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January is the hardest month at 4.1/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Gympie with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Gympie.

January4.1/10Challenging30.1°C max, 272mm rain February5.6/10Variable30.1°C max, 105mm rain March6.4/10Good27.0°C max, 138mm rain April8.2/10Excellent25.5°C max, 75mm rain May9.4/10Excellent23.2°C max, 21mm rain June8.4/10Excellent21.6°C max, 26mm rain July7.0/10Good20.2°C max, 46mm rain August9.7/10Excellent24.2°C max, 80mm rain September9.2/10Excellent26.1°C max, 24mm rain October7.4/10Good27.8°C max, 96mm rain November6.0/10Good29.0°C max, 118mm rain December4.7/10Variable30.0°C max, 255mm rain

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