Gold Coast weather in February

In February, Gold Coast sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 150 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gold Coast's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gold Coast's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:31 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Gold Coast is city in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
457/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gold Coast reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Gold Coast weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°13112.713.66.6
Feb25° / 23°15013.6136.2
Mar25° / 22°1161512.26.4
Apr23° / 20°7312.211.46.7
May21° / 18°9710.710.66.7
Jun19° / 16°949.510.36.6
Jul19° / 15°486.310.47.1
Aug19° / 15°475.6117.4
Sep21° / 17°405.811.87.5
Oct22° / 19°758.712.77.2
Nov23° / 20°829.213.47.1
Dec24° / 22°10911.113.77.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66535
76634
86634
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gold Coast gets around 150 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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249
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748
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1548
1648
1748
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1949
2049
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2752
2852

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111639413
211639413
311639413
411740403
511740393
611741393
711841383
811842373
911842363
1011843353
1111843353
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1601846323
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1801947313
1902047303
2002047293
2112147283
2212148283
2312248272
2412248272
2512348262
2612448262
2712548251
2812648241

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:206:39
213.35:216:39
313.35:226:38
413.25:236:38
513.25:246:37
613.25:246:37
713.25:256:36
813.25:266:35
913.15:276:35
1013.15:276:34
1113.15:286:34
1213.15:296:33
1313.05:306:32
1413.05:306:31
1513.05:316:31
1613.05:326:30
1712.95:336:29
1812.95:336:28
1912.95:346:27
2012.95:356:27
2112.85:356:26
2212.85:366:25
2312.85:376:24
2412.85:376:23
2512.75:386:22
2612.75:396:21
2712.75:396:20
2812.75:406:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gold Coast

In seasonPeak

In February, Gold Coast sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gold Coast sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Gold Coast?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gold Coast for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gold Coast in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Gold Coast sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gold Coast in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Gold Coast in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gold Coast peaks around January 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 13Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gold Coast?

Gold Coast sits at 28.0°S, 153.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Surfers Paradise, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Gold Coast

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gold Coast.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gold Coast has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Gold Coast is covered by water (57%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
1,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Surfers Paradise 0.0 km · Southport 5.0 km · Labrador 7.0 km · Robina 9.0 km · Nerang 9.0 km · Helensvale 13 km · Pacific Pines 13 km · Palm Beach 13 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
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

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 Gold Coast (-28.0003°, 153.4309°, elevation 12 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).