Greater Brisbane in May 2025

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for May were around average at most sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • May rainfall totals ranged from around 50% to around 210% of average across Greater Brisbane.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for May were above average at all sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • May mean maximum temperatures for Greater Brisbane ranged from 0.3 °C above average at Point Lookout and Logan City Water Treatment Plant to 1.4 °C above average at Amberley AMO.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for May were above average at all sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • May mean minimum temperatures for Greater Brisbane ranged from 1.4 °C above average at Logan City Water Treatment Plant and Cape Moreton Lighthouse to 2.7 °C above average at Beaudesert Drumley Street.
  • University of Queensland Gatton had Its highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 55.6 mm, which is 80% of the long-term average of 69.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 24.8 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 24.4 °C.
  • The warmest day was 28.8 °C on the 27th, and the coolest day was on the 30th when the temperature reached 18.9 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 15.8 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the long-term average of 13.9 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 11.6 °C on the 23rd, and the warmest morning was on the 14th when the minimum temperature was 18.2 °C.

Extremes in May 2025
Hottest day 29.7 °C at Amberley AMO on the 27th
Warmest days on average 25.5 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 22.9 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 17.2 °C at Beerburrum Forest Station on the 30th
Coldest night 6.1 °C at Beaudesert Drumley Street on the 28th
Coolest nights on average 12.0 °C at Amberley AMO
Warmest nights on average 18.2 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 21.1 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 27th
21.1 °C at Point Lookout on the 27th
Warmest on average overall 21.2 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 18.7 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Wettest overall 309.0 mm at Caloundra Airport
Wettest day 134.0 mm at Caloundra Airport on the 4th
Strongest wind gust 89.0 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 9th

Highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
University of Queensland Gatton 12.7 14.3 in 1989 10.1

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported





Summary statistics for May 2025
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2025
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2025
Mean for
May
2025
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2025
Total for
May
2025
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2025
Fraction of
May
average
Amberley AMO 25.5 +1.4 29.7 27th 12.0 +2.1 8.5 2nd 45.8 54.6 average 84%
Archerfield Airport 25.1 +1.1 29.2 27th 14.1 +2.2 11.4 28th 61.4 73.3 average 84%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 25.0 +0.8 28.6 27th 12.5 +2.7 6.1 28th 43.4 61.6 average 70%
Beerburrum Forest Station 24.2 +0.3 28.6 27th 15.1 +2.3 12.6 2nd 107.7 120.0 average 90%
Brisbane 24.8 +0.4 28.8 27th 15.8 +1.9 11.6 23rd 55.6 69.8 average 80%
Brisbane Aero 24.2 +0.6 29.2 27th 15.1 +2.0 12.0 23rd 53.2 98.2 average 54%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 22.9 +1.0 25.3 27th 17.9 +1.4 14.7 28th 118.0 165.2 average 71%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 24.3 +0.3 27.0 27th 14.1 +1.4 11.4 2nd 70.7 101.9 average 69%
Point Lookout 24.2 +0.3 28.0 26th 18.2 +1.5 12.5 28th 230.0 147.3 high 156%
Redcliffe 24.0 +0.6 29.1 27th 16.0 +1.6 14.5 29th 80.0 78.3 high 102%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 23.8 28.2 27th 15.2 12.5 28th 93.8
University of Queensland Gatton 24.6 +0.8 28.4 27th 12.7 +2.6 9.1 2nd 95.0 44.8 high 212%

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Amberley AMO 24.8 24.3 25.8 26.2 26.7 26.8 27.2 28.3 25.7 24.2 23.9 25.0 26.6 24.7 23.3 25.2 26.9 26.4 23.7 25.4 27.6 26.4 26.3 27.8 28.4 28.8 29.7 23.4 21.8 18.0 22.0
Archerfield Airport 24.3 24.2 25.6 25.5 26.3 26.2 26.2 27.4 24.7 23.2 23.7 24.9 25.9 24.1 24.2 25.7 25.7 26.5 23.3 25.3 26.6 26.4 25.8 26.8 28.4 28.1 29.2 23.2 22.9 18.6 20.5
Beaudesert Drumley Street 23.3 23.8 25.2 25.5 25.7 25.7 27.3 27.4 24.1 23.5 24.1 25.0 25.6 24.4 23.4 24.7 25.7 25.3 22.7 25.1 26.1 25.9 25.8 26.8 27.7 28.4 28.6 23.5 22.6 19.3 22.3
Beerburrum Forest Station 24.8 22.3 24.2 24.6 24.3 25.1 25.1 26.5 22.2 21.5 21.4 23.9 24.6 22.3 23.5 24.3 25.9 25.0 23.0 24.1 25.7 26.5 25.5 26.5 28.1 28.0 28.6 23.6 21.8 17.2 19.2
Brisbane 25.6 23.9 24.9 25.0 25.2 25.8 26.0 27.8 24.2 22.2 22.2 24.0 25.5 24.1 24.5 25.1 26.3 26.0 23.3 25.0 26.6 25.9 25.6 26.9 27.6 27.4 28.8 22.8 22.4 18.9 20.2
Brisbane Aero 24.5 22.7 24.3 24.3 24.4 25.1 25.2 26.9 23.6 21.8 22.8 23.6 25.2 23.3 23.7 24.6 24.8 24.6 22.8 24.7 25.1 26.0 25.2 26.1 26.5 25.8 29.2 23.0 21.8 18.6 19.5
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 21.7 22.7 23.7 24.3 24.3 24.6 24.1 23.7 22.6 22.6 22.5 23.2 23.6 21.3 22.0 23.6 23.4 22.4 20.0 21.7 22.7 23.2 23.9 24.9 24.5 25.3 20.9 20.9 19.0 22.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 24.0 24.5 25.0 24.8 25.4 24.6 23.0 27.0 22.6 22.5
Point Lookout 23.8 21.7 24.2 24.8 25.6 27.0 24.7 25.3 22.6 22.8 23.7 25.6 24.4 21.7 24.1 24.2 24.2 23.3 20.8 23.7 24.3 25.3 25.0 25.5 27.7 28.0 27.2 23.2 22.7 20.3 21.9
Redcliffe 24.3 23.2 23.9 24.7 24.3 24.8 24.8 26.7 23.4 21.6 22.5 23.6 24.4 23.3 24.1 24.7 24.0 23.9 23.0 24.4 24.8 25.9 25.2 25.6 25.6 25.9 29.1 22.9 22.1 18.6 19.7
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 23.6 22.5 23.7 24.2 24.9 25.2 24.7 26.4 23.0 21.4 23.6 23.6 24.4 22.9 23.5 24.6 24.4 24.1 22.2 24.4 25.3 25.2 24.6 25.1 26.2 25.3 28.2 22.1 21.7 18.3 19.9
University of Queensland Gatton 24.5 23.9 24.4 25.4 25.7 26.2 26.5 27.7 24.7 23.9 24.0 25.4 26.0 23.4 22.6 22.8 24.6 25.8 23.3 24.0 25.9 24.9 24.8 27.7 27.2 27.4 28.4 22.4 20.7 17.7 21.2
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for May 2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Amberley AMO 11.6 8.5 12.3 10.7 11.0 11.9 9.7 9.3 13.0 11.9 13.8 12.4 10.6 16.8 16.9 12.3 16.6 11.6 14.3 8.9 10.0 11.0 9.3 12.2 10.0 13.5 11.5 10.0 10.9 14.5 14.4
Archerfield Airport 13.4 12.5 14.1 14.0 13.5 12.8 12.8 13.5 14.6 14.8 14.3 14.6 13.9 17.1 16.3 13.6 17.5 14.1 16.0 13.0 13.7 13.1 11.6 12.4 12.9 15.6 14.3 11.4 14.0 15.3 15.5
Beaudesert Drumley Street 14.5 10.8 12.9 13.8 12.9 13.2 10.9 10.2 14.2 13.1 13.9 12.9 12.1 16.7 16.0 12.1 17.3 13.2 13.9 10.9 10.1 10.5 7.8 11.0 10.6 13.2 15.3 6.1 11.2 13.5 14.2
Beerburrum Forest Station 14.2 12.6 14.3 15.0 15.9 15.1 15.4 14.7 16.8 15.0 15.8 15.8 15.9 18.2 17.1 14.8 17.8 14.4 16.0 12.8 14.5 14.8 13.7 15.1 13.6 15.9 16.0 14.2 14.7 14.6 14.8
Brisbane 15.8 15.0 15.3 15.7 16.1 15.9 15.4 15.0 17.4 15.7 15.6 16.2 16.7 18.2 17.0 15.6 17.8 15.6 16.3 14.8 15.0 15.0 11.6 14.3 15.2 17.0 17.5 14.4 15.0 16.2 16.2
Brisbane Aero 14.7 13.8 14.2 14.9 15.4 15.4 15.1 14.3 16.6 15.4 15.0 15.9 15.9 18.1 16.8 15.3 17.7 14.4 16.0 14.4 14.7 14.2 12.0 13.7 13.9 16.4 15.4 13.4 13.8 15.8 15.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 17.9 17.5 17.1 18.7 18.3 20.4 19.6 17.4 19.2 17.6 18.2 18.0 17.9 19.7 17.6 17.8 18.2 17.5 16.7 16.9 17.4 15.9 17.6 19.8 20.9 21.1 14.7 16.0 15.4 15.3
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 13.4 13.9 14.4 14.8 17.4 15.0 16.0 15.6 12.2 13.1
Point Lookout 19.1 18.0 17.4 17.4 19.0 20.0 19.7 17.2 19.0 18.3 18.5 18.9 18.8 20.5 20.8 18.3 18.8 17.2 17.5 16.9 18.3 16.4 17.0 17.0 18.7 20.0 21.1 12.5 15.9 17.7 17.5
Redcliffe 16.1 14.7 15.9 16.2 16.6 16.8 16.0 15.0 17.7 15.9 16.1 16.5 17.5 18.8 17.0 15.5 18.5 15.3 16.4 14.9 15.9 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.5 16.9 16.9 14.7 14.5 15.8 16.1
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 13.9 13.1 14.0 15.4 15.9 16.1 14.3 13.7 17.2 15.9 16.3 15.9 16.0 18.1 16.1 15.2 17.7 15.1 15.7 13.8 14.4 14.8 13.4 13.9 13.6 15.9 17.4 12.5 13.8 14.8 16.2
University of Queensland Gatton 11.6 9.1 11.3 10.4 12.4 11.4 11.7 11.9 13.8 14.0 12.8 12.0 12.2 16.0 15.8 12.8 17.1 11.9 14.4 10.1 12.0 12.9 12.7 11.6 11.5 14.4 11.6 12.0 13.2 14.0 15.0
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for May 2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Alderley - - - 20.8 6.2 0.6 - - 1.8 2.2 7.4 4.0 2.6 8.8 7.2 - 2.6 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 1.2 5.2
Amberley AMO - - - 2.0 0.4 - - - - - 1.6 0.2 - - 4.4 - 14.0 - 13.8 - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 9.0
Archerfield Airport 3.0 - - 6.6 2.6 0.2 - - 4.4 1.2 11.2 2.0 2.0 5.4 6.8 - 7.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 8.4
Beaudesert Drumley Street 5.2 - - 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 0.2 - 1.6 - 13.4 7.6 2.0 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.6 9.6
Beerburrum Forest Station 0.8 - 0.6 14.5 - - 13.0 2.0 16.2 10.0 2.2 6.6 20.6 0.2 4.0 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - 9.4 6.8
Blackbutt State School - - - - 0.6 - - - 3.2 - 8.8 2.8 0.8 5.0 2.4 0.4 20.0 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 8.7
Brisbane - - - 15.8 2.2 0.2 - - 2.0 2.0 7.0 3.8 2.2 3.4 7.6 0.2 3.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 5.2
Brisbane Aero - - - 10.2 3.6 0.2 - - 3.8 4.2 7.0 4.4 1.0 4.0 8.6 - 1.8 - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - 4.0
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha - - - 13.2 2.6 - - - 3.8 1.8 6.2 5.3 2.4 3.0 - - 14.2 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.5
Caloundra Airport - 2.0 3.0 134.0 2.0 6.9 4.4 - 6.6 13.2 25.0 2.0 2.1 37.4 40.0 1.9 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 22.8 4.7
Capalaba Water Treat 20.0 - - - - - - - 5.8 - 7.4 4.0 4.2 1.8 16.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 0.2 0.4 4.0 0.6 2.4 0.4 4.0 - - 1.2 1.4 2.0 3.2 0.8 54.8 - 4.0 - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 25.2 10.0
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - 1.0 1.4 - - - 2.4 1.0 - - - - - 6.4 42.0 - 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 9.0
Clontarf - - - 2.2 5.0 0.4 - - 6.2 3.6 15.4 5.2 0.6 4.2 11.0 0.2 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 3.8
Eagle Farm Racecourse - - - 20.2 7.2 0.2 - - 2.8 2.5 6.5 3.0 5.2 4.0 6.2 - 17.0 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0
Gatton Allan Street - - - - 1.5
Godwin Beach - - 4.4 9.4 2.0 3.4 - - 9.4 3.4 18.0 18.2 2.6 12.0 32.8 0.2 4.8 - - - - - 0.9 - - 0.2 - - 3.0 5.4
Greenbank Thompson Road 3.0 - - 8.8 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 5.2 1.4 0.8 0.6 5.0 0.2 12.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.6 9.6
Harrisville Mary Street 0.1 - 0.2 1.0 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.6 5.6 - 17.4 - 15.4 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 1.2 14.6
Highvale - - - 17.2 4.8 0.2 - - 1.6 0.4 5.6 2.6 1.6 4.2 5.6 - 5.4 - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 5.0
Kalbar State School 4.5 - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - 8.2 - 2.0 25.5 - 10.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 15.0
Karalee 0.4 - - 1.4 1.2 - - - 2.0 - 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.6 6.2 0.2 8.4 - 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 11.4
Karragarra Island - - - 24.4 - - - - 10.4 18.4 - 16.0 3.0 0.4 30.6 0.2 5.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 - - - 0.6 20.0
Lindfield 4.0 - 0.4 2.6 2.0 2.6 - - 11.6 2.4 13.2 7.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 0.2 2.2 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 8.2 21.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 18.2 - 5.4 1.0 1.0 4.4 23.0 14.9 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maroon Dam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 27.0 0.5 9.5 - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0
Moorang - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - 8.4 - 4.2 - 34.0 - 7.2
Mt Alford 19.0 - - - 1.8 - - - - - - - - - 2.4 - 27.2 - 12.6
Mt Tamborine Fern St 7.6 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.4 1.0 12.0 9.4 5.0 2.4 15.0 0.2 9.0 2.4 - - - - - - - 0.4 1.6
Mt Tarampa - - - - - - - - 1.6 1.6 0.6 - - - 0.6 4.6 22.6 27.4 - -
Ormiston College 3.4 - - - - 39.4 - - 5.6 25.3 3.4 2.4 - 28.0 2.4
Peachester - - - 14.0 0.2 6.0 - - 3.0 1.2 13.5 8.0 3.0 8.4 12.5 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.8 9.8
Point Lookout 3.8 8.0 25.2 23.8 1.4 0.6 - - 6.6 7.4 4.2 3.8 17.0 0.2 55.8 1.8 7.6 1.8 28.0 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.6 32.2
Range View - - - 0.4 1.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 5.4 - - 15.6 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 12.0 1.2
Redcliffe - - - 3.4 6.2 - - - 6.8 2.0 18.4 6.8 2.2 8.8 15.6 0.2 3.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 4.6
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 3.0 0.2 0.2 20.0 6.4 - - - 4.2 5.2 12.6 3.2 4.6 1.2 22.8 - 2.6 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 7.0
Regents Park 2.8 - - 3.6 2.4 0.2 - - 2.2 0.2 7.4 2.4 1.0 1.4 11.0 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 10.0
Rocky Point Sugar Mill 2.2
Somerset Dam - - 0.4 3.8 4.2 - - - 1.4 - 6.8 6.4 - - - 0.4 - - 0.2
University of Queensland Gatton - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 3.4 - 23.8 0.2 48.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - 1.0 17.0
Wamuran - - - - - - - - - 14.0 16.2 7.5 3.2 5.4 7.7 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 10.0
Wivenhoe Dam - - - 3.8 1.4 0.2 - - 2.4 - 5.2 1.0 3.6 2.4 5.4 - 13.4 - 0.8 0.2 - - - - -
Woodford Stanmore - - - 3.8 3.2 - - - 6.4 1.6 9.0 13.2 7.6 7.0 4.0 1.0 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.8 16.0
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Brisbane using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Brisbane “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 2 June 2025. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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