Greater Brisbane in May 2026

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for May were above average across Greater Brisbane, except in the west around Gatton.
  • May rainfall totals ranged from around ranged from around 150% to around 310% of average across most of Greater Brisbane, although Gatton received almost exactly its average May rainfall.
  • Point Lookout had its highest May daily rainfall on record.
  • Two sites had their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for May at sites across Greater Brisbane were above average.
  • May mean maximum temperatures for Greater Brisbane ranged from 0.1 °C below average at Logan City and Beerburrum Forest Station to 1.2 °C above average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse and Amberley AMO.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for May across Greater Brisbane were well above average for all sites except Point Lookout.
  • May mean minimum temperatures for Greater Brisbane ranged from from around 1.5 °C to around 3.0 °C above average, except at Point Lookout which equalled its May average.
  • University of Queensland Gatton had its highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 211.8 mm, which is 306% of the long-term average of 69.2 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 24.5 °C, which equalled the long-term average of 24.5 °C.
  • The warmest day was 27.6 °C on the 5th, and the coolest day was on the 28th when the temperature reached 21.4 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 16.2 °C, which is 2.3 °C above the long-term average of 13.9 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 10.8 °C on the 9th, and the warmest morning was on the 19th when the minimum temperature was 19.9 °C.

Extremes in May 2026
Hottest day 29.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 4th
Warmest days on average 25.3 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 23.1 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 18.6 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 29th
Coldest night 5.0 °C at Beaudesert Drumley Street on the 31st
Coolest nights on average 12.6 °C at Amberley AMO
Warmest nights on average 17.9 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 21.3 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 3rd
Warmest on average overall 20.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coolest on average overall 18.6 °C at Beaudesert Drumley Street
Wettest overall 366.0 mm at Mt Tamborine Fern St
Wettest day 121.6 mm at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 19th
Strongest wind gust 83.0 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 23rd

Record highest May daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
Point Lookout 88.4 on the 19th 84.0 on 21 May 2009 30 150.1



Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
Karragarra Island 288.6 566.1 in 1996 143.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 247.6 318.4 in 2003 165.4

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




Highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
University of Queensland Gatton 13.1 14.3 in 1989 10.2

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 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2026
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2026
Mean for
May
2026
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2026
Total for
May
2026
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2026
Fraction of
May
average
Amberley AMO 25.3 +1.2 29.4 4th 12.6 +2.6 5.1 8th 146.0 54.5 high 268%
Archerfield Airport 24.6 +0.6 28.2 5th 14.4 +2.4 7.9 9th 194.6 73.2 high 266%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 24.6 +0.4 29.3 5th 12.7 +2.8 5.0 31st 170.6 60.5 high 282%
Beerburrum Forest Station 23.9 -0.1 26.9 6th 15.4 +2.6 9.6 9th 200.4 119.8 high 167%
Brisbane 24.5 0.0 27.6 5th 16.2 +2.3 10.8 9th 211.8 69.2 high 306%
Brisbane Aero 23.9 +0.3 26.5 7th 15.6 +2.5 9.6 8th 240.8 96.6 high 249%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 23.1 +1.2 25.7 4th 17.9 +1.4 13.8 8th 247.6 164.8 high 150%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 23.9 -0.1 25.0 25th 15.5 +2.8 11.6 22nd 221.3 100.9 high 219%
Point Lookout 24.0 +0.1 28.2 4th 16.8 0.0 11.6 8th 278.4 150.1 high 186%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 23.4 0.0 26.3 4th 15.6 +1.6 8.7 9th 321.2
University of Queensland Gatton 24.7 +0.9 29.0 4th 13.1 +2.9 7.4 9th 46.8 45.2 high 104%

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2026
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 27.8 27.7 28.5 29.4 29.1 27.4 27.6 24.7 25.7 26.5 25.9 25.9 25.5 23.6 25.8 25.8 26.3 21.2 21.8 25.0 24.4 24.7 25.8 26.6 25.6 24.4 21.8 21.6 21.9 22.3 23.2
Archerfield Airport 26.7 26.9 26.8 27.9 28.2 26.5 26.8 22.7 24.8 25.8 25.1 24.8 24.6 21.2 25.3 24.6 25.3 21.6 22.1 24.3 23.8 24.0 25.1 25.7 25.9 25.3 22.9 20.7 21.9 22.1 22.8
Beaudesert Drumley Street 26.5 27.1 27.0 28.5 29.3 25.7 28.2 23.8 25.0 25.1 24.5 25.0 25.2 22.1 25.1 25.2 26.9 21.0 21.7 23.9 22.8 23.1 23.7 25.2 24.4 24.8 22.4 20.6 22.9 22.8 22.7
Beerburrum Forest Station 25.0 26.7 25.8 26.4 26.8 26.9 26.4 22.6 23.7 23.9 25.0 23.2 23.1 22.3 24.0 23.4 24.5 22.4 21.6 23.7 23.2 23.3 24.6 24.3 24.2 22.2 23.1 21.1 22.1 22.1 22.5
Brisbane 26.1 25.9 26.5 27.4 27.6 26.5 26.2 23.1 24.8 25.8 25.7 23.8 24.4 21.9 24.6 24.1 24.9 21.7 22.4 25.3 24.0 24.2 24.4 25.6 25.4 25.8 23.6 21.4 21.9 21.9 23.2
Brisbane Aero 25.2 25.6 25.4 25.8 26.0 25.9 26.5 21.9 23.8 24.8 25.0 23.5 23.1 21.8 23.9 23.7 24.4 21.6 22.4 24.2 23.7 23.7 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.4 23.5 21.0 22.5 21.5 22.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 24.4 24.7 24.9 25.7 25.4 24.9 24.0 22.8 23.6 21.9 22.6 23.0 23.6 23.4 23.7 24.6 24.6 22.2 22.3 22.0 20.7 21.1 22.3 23.4 24.2 24.1 23.6 20.4 21.4 20.1 20.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 23.5 22.5 25.0 24.5 23.6 20.9
Point Lookout 25.3 26.8 27.1 28.2 26.7 23.6 25.3 22.3 23.9 23.6 23.1 24.2 24.6 23.8 25.5 23.6 26.1 22.3 22.3 23.5 22.3 22.2 23.2 23.0 25.4 25.0 23.5 21.2 22.1 21.7 22.7
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 24.5 25.6 25.4 26.3 26.1 26.0 25.8 21.8 23.6 24.3 23.5 22.0 22.7 20.7 23.5 23.1 24.3 21.1 21.8 23.1 22.4 22.6 23.8 24.3 24.6 24.2 22.9 20.4 21.6 21.2 22.0
University of Queensland Gatton 26.9 27.9 28.1 29.0 28.9 28.0 25.9 24.2 25.4 25.5 25.8 24.7 24.5 23.9 25.7 25.2 26.1 21.4 21.8 22.9 24.4 24.5 24.7 26.4 25.5 24.3 22.9 20.8 18.6 20.5 22.2
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 2026
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 15.8 16.7 12.6 14.0 13.5 17.8 15.0 5.1 5.3 6.3 10.4 11.7 9.8 10.6 12.8 11.2 12.2 17.8 19.1 11.2 7.2 8.4 15.2 11.6 17.2 15.2 19.0 16.1 12.5 13.2 5.6
Archerfield Airport 16.0 18.1 13.6 15.7 15.9 17.5 15.4 9.8 7.9 10.2 12.6 13.6 14.5 12.9 14.2 13.2 14.2 18.5 19.4 12.8 9.9 13.3 16.4 14.3 17.5 16.2 18.6 16.1 13.1 15.0 10.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street 14.0 15.8 13.0 14.1 13.0 17.4 13.8 7.3 5.2 6.3 10.2 12.9 11.0 11.0 12.8 12.9 12.3 15.8 18.4 9.9 10.1 15.4 16.0 13.0 16.6 14.5 17.1 14.8 11.5 11.6 5.0
Beerburrum Forest Station 17.0 19.0 16.2 17.4 17.2 18.2 17.4 10.4 9.6 11.9 15.6 16.3 15.1 14.7 15.1 15.4 16.5 18.8 19.5 13.6 11.0 13.2 15.0 15.6 17.4 16.5 18.8 16.1 13.4 13.0 11.0
Brisbane 16.9 18.9 17.1 17.6 18.0 18.8 17.7 12.0 10.8 13.0 16.3 16.1 15.8 15.4 15.7 15.9 16.6 18.9 19.9 14.8 14.3 15.8 16.7 16.0 18.1 17.0 19.0 17.2 13.3 15.8 12.4
Brisbane Aero 17.2 18.4 16.7 16.5 17.7 18.8 17.1 9.6 11.1 12.6 15.4 15.9 15.9 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.7 18.7 19.7 13.6 12.1 13.8 16.3 15.6 17.2 17.8 18.7 16.9 13.9 15.4 11.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 19.0 19.9 21.3 20.6 20.0 20.5 18.9 13.8 14.8 16.4 18.0 18.3 17.6 17.2 19.5 17.4 20.1 19.8 19.5 15.4 15.1 16.2 16.2 17.9 18.4 19.7 19.2 17.6 16.1 15.2 14.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 13.0 17.4 15.0 15.0 18.0 15.5
Point Lookout 17.3 18.7 19.1 19.9 18.6 19.4 18.2 11.6 12.7 16.8 17.9 17.8 17.3 16.6 17.4 16.8 17.2 18.9 18.9 13.6 13.4 14.5 17.2 17.9 17.9 18.9 19.1 17.0 13.4 13.6 11.8
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 17.2 18.9 16.0 16.8 17.5 18.4 16.9 10.7 8.7 12.9 15.4 16.8 15.7 15.8 16.0 14.8 15.7 18.6 19.6 14.3 12.5 14.1 15.9 16.2 17.8 17.7 18.6 16.0 13.1 15.2 11.3
University of Queensland Gatton 14.9 17.0 11.8 12.9 14.9 17.0 18.1 7.7 7.4 7.7 11.3 14.2 10.5 13.5 13.6 11.7 13.5 17.4 19.2 14.0 8.1 8.7 9.3 10.8 17.2 14.5 18.3 16.4 11.9 14.0 9.1
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 2026
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 5.2 14.4 0.6 1.4 - 12.0 - - - - - 3.6 5.8 20.0 7.8 1.0 0.4 42.2 61.6 2.2 - - - - 2.0 2.6 5.4 42.2 12.4 - -
Amberley AMO 8.4 0.8 0.2 - - 28.2 - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 7.4 - - 22.8 26.4 0.6 - - - - 3.0 0.4 8.8 23.0 15.4 - -
Archerfield Airport 9.8 10.6 2.2 - - 1.4 0.2 - - - - 0.8 3.0 8.0 14.6 1.4 - 29.4 65.2 1.8 - - - - 2.2 0.6 4.8 25.0 13.6 - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street 0.8 0.4 - - - 1.8 - - - - - - - 0.6 11.2 - - 25.6 79.0 3.4 - - - - 2.6 0.6 3.8 25.6 15.2 - -
Beerburrum Forest Station 12.8 14.8 0.4 1.0 - 0.2 - - - - 0.4 4.4 10.0 10.8 2.0 1.8 2.2 38.4 21.0 4.4 - - - - 1.2 5.0 6.6 41.0 21.8 0.2 -
Blackbutt State School 7.0 4.8 1.2 - - - - - - - - 1.0 0.6 1.4 3.4 - - - 6.0 8.0 - - 1.0 1.8 3.0 31.6 3.8
Brisbane 9.2 12.6 1.2 0.4 - 1.6 0.2 - - - - 2.2 7.6 7.2 14.4 0.8 1.0 30.4 55.6 1.4 - - - - 3.4 3.8 4.6 43.2 11.0 - -
Brisbane Aero 9.2 18.4 0.2 3.4 - - 0.2 - - - - 4.2 11.2 19.0 9.8 4.4 3.0 27.6 51.2 2.2 - - - - 0.8 0.4 2.6 52.4 20.4 - 0.2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha 10.0 - - - - 3.5 - - - - - 2.6 5.0 8.0 - 1.6 0.2 40.0 84.0 1.8 - - - - 4.0 2.6 5.0 46.0 16.2 - -
Caloundra Airport 3.4 4.4 - 4.0 - 0.2 - - - - 1.0 6.5 21.2 22.0 5.0 2.2 10.6 65.2 26.0 6.0 - - 0.5 0.2 3.0 6.8 18.2 11.0 7.0 0.1 -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29.0 19.4 8.0 - 61.0 52.4 - - - - - 8.8 6.6 23.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 4.4 10.6 - 0.4 2.8 - 1.2 - - 3.0 6.6 3.0 11.6 4.8 - 10.2 0.6 15.8 121.6 5.4 - - - 2.4 6.2 0.6 8.8 11.0 16.6 - -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - - - 10.0 0.6 - - - - - - - 4.0 - - 8.0 56.0 9.0 - - - - 2.0 - 5.0 30.0 13.0
Clontarf 4.2 8.2 0.4 - - - - - - - 0.6 7.0 8.4 18.6 8.8 1.2 3.0 34.4 52.6 3.4 - - - - 4.4 0.8 9.0 36.8
Eagle Farm Racecourse 8.0 16.2 0.4 1.6 - 2.0 - - - - - 1.8 11.8 14.0 4.6 3.8 2.0 49.6 49.8 2.6 - - - - 3.2 3.2 3.8 44.4 11.8
Godwin Beach 24.6 15.0 - 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - 8.0 5.6 21.0 - 4.2 2.0 73.0 43.8 3.4 0.4 - - - 0.4 1.4 7.2 19.0 12.4 0.2 -
Greenbank Thompson Road 6.8 5.6 0.2 - 0.6 0.2 - - - - 0.6 0.4 1.6 15.6 1.6 0.4 82.4 0.2 - - - 7.0 1.2 2.6 19.8 0.8 0.2
Harrisville Mary Street 2.2 0.4 0.2 - - 10.2 0.3 - - - - - - 0.4 6.0 - - 16.6 30.8 5.2 - - - - 0.2 2.4 9.6 60.4 10.8 - -
Highvale 9.4 7.2 0.4 0.6 - 9.2 - - - - - 0.8 3.0 9.0 3.2 0.6 0.8 37.4 50.2 3.0 4.6 2.0 6.0 - - - - 18.0 11.2
Kalbar State School 4.0 - - - - 6.6 - - - - - - - - 9.4 - - 12.0 33.5 7.0 - - - - - 1.2 8.0 30.0 23.0
Karalee 3.8 4.4 2.0 0.2 - 7.2 - - - - - 1.0 1.4 6.6 14.2 0.4 0.2 27.8 45.0 - - - - 2.8 - 22.0 24.5
Karragarra Island 5.4 10.4 - - 2.0 2.0 1.0 - - - 2.8 - - 24.0 16.2 - 18.4 73.4 108.2 - - - - - 11.4 13.4
Lindfield 7.6 8.0 0.6 0.8 - - - - - - - 6.2 8.2 8.6 0.4 2.0 4.8 4.6 3.0 2.6 - - - - 3.0 1.6 3.2 27.8 2.2 - -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 8.0 17.0 15.0 1.0 40.0 79.0 - - - 11.5 1.4 12.8 30.2 5.4
Maroon Dam - - 0.5 - - 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.5 44.0 12.0 - - - - - - 1.5 20.0 25.0 0.5
Mt Alford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60.8 - - - - - 3.6 29.0 25.4
Mt Tamborine Fern St 8.4 20.6 2.0 - - 0.8 - - - - 2.0 4.0 1.8 19.4 1.0 96.0 110.0 6.4 - - 16.6 10.0 16.4 37.4 13.2
Mt Tarampa 1.2 4.8 1.0 - - 12.2 - - - - - 0.6 0.2 0.4 3.8 - - 4.8 7.0 - - - - - 3.0 0.8 6.8 27.2
Ormiston College 24.0 - 38.6
Peachester 7.0 8.0 - - 3.2 - - - - - - - 10.8 12.8 5.5 1.0 7.0 27.5 9.0 - 2.7 - 5.6 4.8 4.8 21.5 3.2
Point Lookout 11.2 29.4 - - - 1.4 8.4 - - 3.6 2.0 6.8 2.6 17.4 3.2 19.8 5.4 23.2 88.4 2.6 - - 0.6 1.8 12.2 0.4 1.4 23.8 12.8 -
Range View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.6 30.0 3.2 - - - - - 3.0 11.8 64.8 14.4
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 5.6 24.6 5.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - 0.2 3.8 15.4 24.6 19.2 3.8 1.4 51.2 68.6 1.2 - - - - 4.6 5.2 14.8 61.4 8.6 - -
Regents Park 6.6 4.0 3.6 - - - - - - - - 20.0 13.2 0.4 1.0 23.0 40.0 2.0 0.2 - - - 8.0 0.4 7.6 17.0 15.4 -
Somerset Dam 6.2 8.8 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 - - - - 1.2 1.2 7.6 2.0 1.0 2.0 4.2 11.2 7.4 - - - - 2.2 1.4 1.8 51.0 6.0 - -
University of Queensland Gatton 4.0 1.8 - - 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - 3.0 7.4 0.4 - - - - 1.0 1.0 1.0 18.0 6.8 - -
Wamuran 4.6 11.7 - - - - - - - - 2.8 4.0 4.8 6.7 0.3 2.0 3.2 35.1 12.9 2.2 - - - - 0.7 1.9 11.4 36.6 2.4 - -
Wivenhoe Dam 8.0 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 16.6 - - - - - 1.8 - 3.4 6.0 0.8 0.6 8.8 10.4 3.4 - - - - 1.6 0.6 4.8
Woodford Stanmore 7.8 12.8 2.4 4.0 - - - - - - 1.0 3.0 8.2 18.2 1.4 1.6 5.0 16.8 18.0 5.0 - - - - 3.2 4.6 3.0 34.0 5.0
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 Tuesday 2 June 2026. 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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