Climate and average weather in Gladstone
In Gladstone, the summers are muggy, hot, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Gladstone typically varies from 13°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 10°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Gladstone for warm-weather activities is from late March to late November.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 13°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 131 mm
- Driest
- Sep
- 21 mm
- Rain / yr
- 704 mm
- 77 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.5–13.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 21 m
- 23.8°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 26% cloud
Gladstone is city in Queensland, Australia.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM2.5 7.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Gladstone weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to late November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Gladstone, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Gladstone stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 29°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 13°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 6°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 8°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 24 |
| Feb | 29 | 24 |
| Mar | 28 | 22 |
| Apr | 26 | 20 |
| May | 24 | 17 |
| Jun | 22 | 15 |
| Jul | 21 | 13 |
| Aug | 22 | 14 |
| Sep | 24 | 17 |
| Oct | 25 | 19 |
| Nov | 27 | 22 |
| Dec | 28 | 23 |
Average hourly temperature in Gladstone
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 13°C.
Gladstone weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 24° | 114 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 29° / 24° | 131 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 5.4 |
| Mar | 28° / 22° | 83 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 26° / 20° | 51 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 7.7 |
| May | 24° / 17° | 40 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 8.2 |
| Jun | 22° / 15° | 36 | 3.8 | 10.6 | 8.1 |
| Jul | 21° / 13° | 29 | 3.1 | 10.7 | 8.2 |
| Aug | 22° / 14° | 23 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 24° / 17° | 21 | 3.2 | 11.9 | 8.7 |
| Oct | 25° / 19° | 41 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 27° / 22° | 40 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 28° / 23° | 96 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 6.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Gladstone gets about 704 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from around Nov 1 to Apr 3, peaking in February at about 45% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 9.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 131 mm over about 12 wet days; September is the driest, with 21 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 39 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 32 |
| Rain days | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 12 |
| Feb | 42 | 12 |
| Mar | 28 | 9 |
| Apr | 18 | 5 |
| May | 15 | 5 |
| Jun | 12 | 4 |
| Jul | 10 | 3 |
| Aug | 9 | 3 |
| Sep | 11 | 3 |
| Oct | 17 | 5 |
| Nov | 22 | 6 |
| Dec | 32 | 10 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Gladstone collects about 704 mm of rain across 77 wet days — roughly 59 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 131 mm, while September is the driest at just 21 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 48% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 114 | 131 | 83 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 96 |
| Rain days | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 114 | 12 |
| Feb | 131 | 12 |
| Mar | 83 | 9 |
| Apr | 51 | 5 |
| May | 40 | 5 |
| Jun | 36 | 4 |
| Jul | 29 | 3 |
| Aug | 23 | 3 |
| Sep | 21 | 3 |
| Oct | 41 | 5 |
| Nov | 40 | 6 |
| Dec | 96 | 10 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Gladstone, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 19 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around November 9. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 10 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around March 29. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 63 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 37 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 37 |
| Feb | 61 | 39 |
| Mar | 70 | 30 |
| Apr | 78 | 22 |
| May | 74 | 26 |
| Jun | 76 | 24 |
| Jul | 84 | 16 |
| Aug | 88 | 12 |
| Sep | 89 | 11 |
| Oct | 83 | 17 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 13, brings about 13 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around June 13, only 10 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 3 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:25 | 5:45 | 5:59 | 6:12 | 6:26 | 6:39 | 6:41 | 6:24 | 5:53 | 5:23 | 5:05 | 5:07 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:44 | 6:34 | 6:10 | 5:39 | 5:17 | 5:11 | 5:20 | 5:34 | 5:45 | 5:57 | 6:15 | 6:35 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 | 5:25 | 6:44 |
| Feb | 12.8 | 5:45 | 6:34 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 5:59 | 6:10 |
| Apr | 11.5 | 6:12 | 5:39 |
| May | 10.9 | 6:26 | 5:17 |
| Jun | 10.6 | 6:39 | 5:11 |
| Jul | 10.7 | 6:41 | 5:20 |
| Aug | 11.2 | 6:24 | 5:34 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:53 | 5:45 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 5:23 | 5:57 |
| Nov | 13.2 | 5:05 | 6:15 |
| Dec | 13.4 | 5:07 | 6:35 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Gladstone averages about 18 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.8 months, from around Jun 12 to Nov 3. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 23 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is February, down near 13 sunny days — about 45% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 12 | Mixed |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 18 | Bright |
| May | 18 | Bright |
| Jun | 18 | Bright |
| Jul | 22 | Bright |
| Aug | 23 | Bright |
| Sep | 23 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 21 | Bright |
| Nov | 17 | Bright |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Gladstone, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.2 months, from around September 30 to May 6. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 7 to September 29, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 80% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 11 |
| Muggy (%) | 32 | 30 | 48 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 42 |
| Oppressive (%) | 51 | 52 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| Miserable (%) | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 51 | 13 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 52 | 16 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 5 |
| Apr | 3 | 5 | 38 | 44 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 17 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 39 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 51 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 42 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 15 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 3 | 17 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 4 | 27 | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 6 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Gladstone is typically light breeze, near 14 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Nov 2 to May 7. The windiest month is March, averaging about 16 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 8 to Oct 19, with August the calmest month at about 12 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | light breeze |
| Feb | 16 | light breeze |
| Mar | 16 | light breeze |
| Apr | 15 | light breeze |
| May | 13 | light breeze |
| Jun | 13 | light breeze |
| Jul | 12 | calm |
| Aug | 12 | calm |
| Sep | 12 | light breeze |
| Oct | 14 | light breeze |
| Nov | 14 | light breeze |
| Dec | 15 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Gladstone
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Gladstone sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Gladstone's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Gladstone
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gladstone throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Gladstone is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gladstone for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to early December, with a peak score in the third week of September.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Rating | good | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 | good |
| Feb | 5.4 | fair |
| Mar | 6.7 | good |
| Apr | 7.7 | ideal |
| May | 8.1 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.1 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.2 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.7 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.1 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.4 | good |
| Dec | 6.5 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gladstone for hot-weather activities is from late August to early June, with a peak score in the last week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Gladstone, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 21°C), pack a light layer.
In February, Gladstone sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Gladstone
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 20 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 20 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 22 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 25 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Gladstone by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gladstone peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Gladstone
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 7 | 5 |
| May | 5.5 | 2 |
| Jun | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 5.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 6 | 3 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Gladstone by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Gladstone is worst in November — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Gladstone's WHO annual average of 7.1 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 6 | Good |
| Apr | 5 | Good |
| May | 4 | Good |
| Jun | 4 | Good |
| Jul | 4 | Good |
| Aug | 6 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Growing season
Gladstone is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Gladstone banks about 4,427 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 499 | 449 | 465 | 389 | 323 | 247 | 228 | 247 | 304 | 377 | 422 | 478 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 499 |
| Feb | 449 |
| Mar | 465 |
| Apr | 389 |
| May | 323 |
| Jun | 247 |
| Jul | 228 |
| Aug | 247 |
| Sep | 304 |
| Oct | 377 |
| Nov | 422 |
| Dec | 478 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Gladstone receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 7.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Sep 8 to Mar 22. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.7 kWh/m² — roughly 48% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.6 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.9 | Bright |
| May | 4.1 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.8 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.5 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.9 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.9 | Intense |
Where is Gladstone?
Gladstone sits at 23.8°S, 151.3°E, 21 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Rockhampton, 93 km away.
Topography around Gladstone
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gladstone.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gladstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m.
The land around Gladstone is covered by water (32%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.
Australia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gladstone (-23.8485°, 151.2577°, elevation 21 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).