Tuesday 4 August 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in July 2026

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in July were below to very much below for the central east and southeast, and above average for much of the east coast of the Peninsula and far west inland. Elsewhere rainfall was close to average.
• Queensland's area-averaged rainfall total in July was 6.9 mm, 62% below the 1961–1990 average.
• On the 8th Elbow Valley Alert had its highest July daily rainfall on record.
• A few sites had their highest total July rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in July were above to very much above average for most of the state.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 24.7 °C, 1.82 °C above the 1961–1990 average and the equal eight highest on record.
• Queensland had its highest mean maximum temperature for July since 2021.
• St Lawrence had its equal highest July mean maximum temperature on record.
• Springsure Comet St had its highest July mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Mean minimum temperatures in July were above average for much of the state.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 10.8 °C, 1.88 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
• On the 23rd Century Mine had its warmest July night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Bedourie had its highest July mean minimum temperature on record.
• Beerburrum Forest Station had its highest July mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean temperature was 17.8 °C, 1.85 °C above the 1961–1990 average and the equal 10th highest on record.
• Beerburrum Forest Station had its highest July mean temperature on record.
• Springsure Comet St had its highest July mean temperature for at least 20 years.

Events

• Showers and strong winds affected the south-east on the 18th of July due to a low pressure system just offshore.
• Thick fog impacted south-eastern areas on the 23rd.
• A cold air outbreak brought notable cold to southern areas towards the end of the month.
• For more details, visit the July national climate summary.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in July 2026
Hottest day	33.6 °C at Kowanyama Airport on the 23rd
Warmest days on average	31.6 °C at Weipa Aero
Coolest days on average	15.8 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day	12.4 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 5th
Coldest night	-5.4 °C at Oakey Aero on the 26th
Coolest nights on average	2.4 °C at Injune Post Office
Warmest nights on average	23.7 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night	24.9 °C at Coconut Island on the 1st 24.9 °C at Horn Island on the 1st
Warmest on average overall	27.3 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall	9.5 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	249.0 mm at Topaz Alert
Wettest day	70.0 mm at Babinda Post Office on the 28th
Strongest wind gust	109.0 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 19th 109.0 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 19th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest July daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record	Average for July
Elbow Valley Alert	37.0	on the 8th	32.0	on 27 Jul 2025	23	21.9

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Highest July total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for July
Birdsville Police Station	13.5	44.2	in 1998	10.6
St George (Hutt St)	4.8	69.0	in 2001	32.3
Coen Airport	2.2	3.4	in 2002	0.7

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

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Record highest July mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for July
St Lawrence	25.5	=25.5	in 2017	22	24.1

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Highest July mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for July
Springsure Comet St	24.6	25.2	in 1946	22.2

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

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Record highest July daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for July
Century Mine	21.4	on the 23rd	21.2	on 26 Jul 2025	23	12.9

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Record highest July mean minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for July
Bedourie	9.5	9.3	in 2023	29	7.5

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Highest July mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for July
Beerburrum Forest Station	11.4	11.8	in 1999	9.5

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

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Record highest July mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for July
Beerburrum Forest Station	16.8	16.5	in 2023	28	15.6

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Highest July mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for July
Springsure Comet St	16.8	17.2	in 1993	14.3

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

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for July 2026
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for July 2026	Diff from average	Highest for July 2026		Mean for July 2026	Diff from average	Lowest for July 2026		Total for July 2026	Average for July	Rank of July 2026	Fraction of July average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	30.8	+0.7	32.3	14th	23.7	-0.4	22.4	22nd	13.2	20.9	low	63%
Coen Airport	28.9	-0.3	30.3	14th	16.3	-1.0	12.3	21st	2.2	0.6	high	367%
Horn Island	29.0	-0.1	30.1	6th	23.0	-0.3	18.9	23rd	16.2	10.6	high	153%
Scherger RAAF	31.3	+0.3	32.9	2nd	18.6	-0.6	14.2	21st	0.2	1.7	low	12%
Weipa Aero	31.6	+0.5	32.9	2nd	18.5	-0.6	14.4	21st	1.6	1.7	average	94%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	27.5	+0.2	28.5	2nd	19.3	-0.4	14.3	21st	51.8	40.3	high	128%
Palmerville	30.6	+0.6	32.4	2nd	12.5	-1.6	5.9	17th	0.0	5.2	lowest	0%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	30.2	+1.0	32.6	23rd	15.2	+0.6	11.1	21st	0.2	3.4	average	6%
Century Mine	28.9	+0.3	32.8	3rd	14.6	+1.7	9.9	18th	0.0	5.9	lowest	0%
Cloncurry Airport	27.4	+1.1	31.6	1st	12.4	+1.6	4.5	26th	0.0	6.3	lowest	0%
Julia Creek Airport	28.9	+1.5	32.5	2nd	10.0	+1.1	3.0	26th	0.0	12.0	lowest	0%
Kowanyama Airport	31.5	+0.6	33.6	23rd	15.6	-0.1	10.7	18th	0.0	2.3	lowest	0%
Lake Julius AWS	27.3	+0.5	32.5	2nd	15.0	+2.1	9.6	27th	0.0	11.9	lowest	0%
Mornington Island Airport	26.8	+0.6	31.4	4th	17.4	+0.2	13.0	21st	0.2	2.6	low	8%
Mount Isa Aero	26.3	+1.3	30.7	2nd	10.2	+1.6	1.4	27th	0.0	7.5	lowest	0%
Normanton Airport	30.3	+0.5	32.4	4th	16.4	+0.3	11.5	17th	0.0	3.7	lowest	0%
Sweers Island	26.3	+0.8	27.6	11th	18.5	+0.6	14.8	21st	0.0	3.0	lowest	0%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	28.8	0.0	31.5	2nd	12.0	-1.3	4.0	18th	1.6	10.6	high	15%
Hughenden Airport	27.6	+1.5	31.8	2nd	9.9	+0.4	1.8	17th	1.0	14.1	average	7%
Richmond Airport	28.6	+1.7	33.1	1st	10.8	+1.7	2.7	26th	0.8	12.7	average	6%
Richmond Airport East	28.3		32.6	3rd	10.7		2.8	26th	1.0
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	26.5	+0.6	28.5	4th	17.7	+0.5	10.8	20th	38.0	33.2	average	114%
Cairns Racecourse	25.6	-0.6	27.6	4th	16.4	-0.5	10.0	17th	55.8	65.7	average	85%
Cape Flattery	26.4	-0.3	27.7	9th	21.4	+0.1	19.7	27th	75.6	34.3	high	220%
Cooktown Airport	25.8	-0.6	26.8	14th	18.1	-0.2	11.0	17th	17.4	22.4	average	78%
Low Isles Lighthouse	24.6	-0.9	26.0	12th	20.9	+0.3	19.3	27th	79.2	36.6	high	216%
Mareeba Airport	24.7	-0.5	26.9	29th	14.1	-0.1	7.3	20th	1.6	9.0	average	18%
Walkamin Research Station	23.3	-0.2	25.2	11th	13.1	0.0	7.1	20th	10.4	13.5	average	77%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	24.6	-0.2	25.8	20th	15.7	+1.8	11.0	17th	19.0	33.2	average	57%
Cowley Beach (Defence)	24.0		26.1	13th	17.4		11.5	20th	84.8
Ingham Aero	25.6		27.5	12th	14.6		7.9	17th	8.4
Innisfail Aerodrome	24.3	-0.7	26.4	12th	15.0	-0.4	8.4	20th	122.6	138.4	average	89%
Lucinda Point	23.1	0.0	24.5	12th	18.8	+0.7	14.2	17th	5.8	22.1	low	26%
Mount Stuart (Defence)	27.3		29.0	3rd	15.7		13.0	17th	0.4
South Johnstone Exp Stn	24.3	+0.3	26.2	1st	16.4	+1.1	10.9	20th	123.6	114.9	average	108%
Townsville Aero	26.7	+1.5	28.7	15th	14.8	+1.0	7.6	17th	0.0	15.6	lowest	0%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence)	26.6		28.9	3rd	11.6		3.2	17th	0.8
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	24.6	+0.3	25.8	4th	15.3	+0.6	10.3	17th	0.0	26.6	lowest	0%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	26.3	+1.0	27.8	23rd	13.4	+1.5	8.0	16th	0.4	17.7	low	2%
Bowen Airport AWS	25.7	+0.3	27.5	3rd	15.0	+0.9	9.0	17th	0.2	32.2	low	1%
Collinsville Post Office	26.9	+1.8	29.6	2nd	10.5	+1.2	3.7	17th	0.0	20.6	lowest	0%
Hamilton Island Airport	21.5	-0.1	23.1	3rd	18.5	+0.5	17.1	8th	33.8	52.2	average	65%
Mackay Aero	23.4	+0.6	25.2	13th	12.6	+1.1	7.8	17th	11.8	39.5	average	30%
Mackay M.O	22.6	+1.2	25.9	13th	14.9	+1.7	10.7	17th	20.2	41.3	average	49%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)	23.3	0.0	25.7	13th	12.7	+0.6	7.6	17th	8.8	59.9	low	15%
Proserpine Airport	25.1	+0.6	27.0	12th	12.2	+0.9	5.4	19th	5.2	26.4	low	20%
Samuel Hill Aero	22.8	+0.3	25.9	3rd	11.7	+1.9	6.0	16th	10.4	71.5	low	14%
St Lawrence	25.5	+1.4	27.8	4th	11.6	+0.7	6.1	17th	0.6	44.3	v low	1%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence)	26.4		28.6	13th	12.1		6.8	18th	0.2
Williamson	25.2	+1.3	27.2	3rd	9.9	-0.3	3.4	16th	0.0	33.9	lowest	0%
Woolshed	22.9	+0.9	24.9	4th	12.0	+1.0	3.9	17th	1.0	27.8	low	4%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	22.4	+0.9	24.4	19th	14.2	+2.0	10.9	17th	1.8	45.8	v low	4%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	26.6		29.3	4th	12.3		6.8	18th	0.2
Charters Towers Airport Comparison	26.6	+1.5	28.0	29th	12.1	+0.5	7.0	26th	0.0	23.6	lowest	0%
Moranbah Airport	25.8	+1.5	29.3	3rd	9.4	+0.7	3.5	17th	0.4	34.0	lowest	1%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	25.6	+1.6	28.7	3rd	9.4	+0.1	4.6	27th	0.0	29.9	lowest	0%
Clermont Airport	24.8	+1.4	28.3	3rd	6.5	+0.1	-0.1	26th	0.0	30.0	lowest	0%
Emerald Airport	24.7	+1.3	28.2	3rd	10.4	+1.3	6.1	26th	0.0	19.7	lowest	0%
Lochington	24.8	+1.5	28.3	3rd	6.5	-0.1	-0.9	26th	1.0	28.3	v low	4%
Rolleston Airport	24.2	+1.4	27.7	3rd	7.1	+0.4	-0.3	27th	3.0	24.9	low	12%
Springsure Comet St	24.6	+2.4	28.1	3rd	8.9	+2.4	4.3	16th	0.8	28.3	low	3%
Tambo Post Office	23.4	+2.0	26.5	20th	4.6	+0.8	-2.9	26th	0.2	26.5	low	1%
Taroom Post Office	23.8	+2.5	26.5	4th	5.9	+0.6	0.0	25th	0.4	32.9	v low	1%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	25.2	+2.4	28.7	2nd	10.4	+2.3	3.8	26th	0.2	22.6	low	1%
Blackall Airport	24.2	+1.4	27.5	20th	8.3	+1.7	2.2	26th	0.6	17.5	low	3%
Isisford Post Office	23.9	+1.1	27.0	1st	9.4	+2.7	2.4	26th	1.2	20.5	average	6%
Longreach Aero	25.9	+2.2	28.7	1st	10.0	+2.7	2.9	26th	0.6	18.4	average	3%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	27.4	+1.5	32.9	2nd	9.6	+0.8	1.1	27th	0.0	5.9	lowest	0%
Carters Bore	25.8	+0.7	30.1	2nd	12.4	+0.2	4.7	27th	0.0	11.7	lowest	0%
New May Downs	25.9	+0.6	31.4	2nd	12.0	+0.6	6.1	27th	0.2	17.5	average	1%
The Monument Airport	24.8	+0.6	30.6	1st	8.6	+1.4	1.6	27th	4.2	11.4	average	37%
Trepell Airport	25.7	+1.0	30.6	1st	9.0	+0.8	2.1	26th	1.0	7.0	average	14%
Urandangi Aerodrome	25.9	+0.6	31.1	2nd	8.9	+2.4	-0.9	27th	3.6	6.7	average	54%
Winton Airport	27.2	+2.0	32.0	1st	10.5	+1.9	5.4	27th	4.2	15.7	average	27%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie	22.4	-0.5	27.4	1st	9.5	+2.0	3.3	25th	28.2	10.8	high	261%
Birdsville Airport	22.1	+0.2	28.5	1st	8.2	+1.1	2.7	26th	14.8	5.1	high	290%
Boulia Airport	24.2	+1.2	29.8	1st	10.5	+2.7	6.5	18th	2.4	9.5	average	25%
Windorah Airport	21.8		25.8	22nd	8.8		2.5	25th	23.4
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	23.9	+1.6	26.5	3rd	11.9	+1.6	7.6	30th	6.8	38.7	low	18%
Gayndah Airport	24.3	+1.6	27.7	3rd	8.0	+0.7	2.4	27th	1.6	25.9	low	6%
Gladstone Airport	24.3	+1.1	26.9	17th	13.4	+1.3	9.1	31st	0.4	31.9	v low	1%
Gladstone Radar	24.7	+1.7	27.4	3rd	15.0	+1.5	12.5	16th	0.8	34.8	v low	2%
Lady Elliot Island	22.2	+1.0	25.4	3rd	17.5	+0.8	14.2	30th	101.4	87.3	high	116%
Rockhampton Aero	25.7	+2.4	28.6	3rd	12.0	+2.2	7.4	16th	0.4	33.4	v low	1%
Rundle Island	20.9	+0.1	25.0	3rd	17.1	+0.9	15.0	16th
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	22.0	+0.8	24.9	2nd	15.7	+1.3	12.9	16th	71.6	87.1	average	82%
Seventeen Seventy	22.7	+1.2	25.9	3rd	15.3	+1.4	12.9	27th	2.8	46.0	v low	6%
Thangool Airport	24.7	+1.5	27.7	3rd	6.0	+0.2	1.0	26th	0.0	28.8	lowest	0%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	22.9	+1.6	27.2	3rd	6.2	+0.8	-1.5	26th	1.4	37.7	v low	4%
Archerfield Airport	22.6	+1.2	27.1	3rd	9.8	+2.0	4.8	26th	10.2	47.2	low	22%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	22.2	+0.6	26.6	3rd	8.4	+2.2	1.4	15th	4.4	28.2	low	16%
Beerburrum Forest Station	22.3	+0.6	27.2	3rd	11.4	+1.9	7.2	30th	12.4	63.3	low	20%
Brisbane	22.5	+0.5	27.0	3rd	12.0	+1.5	7.6	26th	9.2	31.1	low	30%
Brisbane Aero	21.7	+0.7	24.2	3rd	11.1	+1.7	6.2	26th	18.8	32.6	average	58%
Canungra (Defence)	21.2		25.3	3rd	6.7		0.1	26th	14.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	20.3	+1.2	22.5	3rd	14.7	+1.4	12.0	15th	129.0	112.2	high	115%
Coolangatta	21.5	+0.7	26.6	3rd	12.0	+1.9	5.9	14th	74.2	74.3	average	100%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	20.2	+0.5	25.6	2nd	15.3	+1.1	12.2	16th	105.6	82.4	high	128%
Gold Coast Seaway	21.8	+0.6	26.6	3rd	13.0	+1.0	7.4	15th	47.0	52.3	average	90%
Greenbank (Defence)	22.4		26.9	3rd	8.0		0.7	26th	3.8
Gympie	22.6	+0.7	26.6	3rd	9.0	+2.6	3.3	26th	13.4	51.4	low	26%
Hervey Bay Airport	21.9	0.0	24.1	2nd	12.5	+2.5	6.3	31st	44.8	41.9	average	107%
Kingaroy Airport	20.2	+0.5	24.0	3rd	5.3	+1.4	-2.6	26th	4.0	30.4	low	13%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	23.2	+1.6	25.7	5th	9.3	+0.4	6.0	13th	14.6	38.9	low	38%
Maryborough	23.2	+1.1	26.8	3rd	10.8	+2.1	6.2	27th	28.2	51.4	average	55%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	22.3	+0.7	27.5	3rd	11.9	+1.3	5.8	26th	18.8	55.8	low	34%
Point Lookout	21.4	+0.2	24.6	3rd	13.7	0.0	10.1	26th	177.0	103.3	high	171%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	21.3	+0.4	25.3	3rd	11.5	+0.9	8.1	30th	45.6	57.8	average	79%
Sunshine Coast Airport	21.7	+0.5	26.1	3rd	11.9	+2.2	6.0	30th	26.0	70.8	low	37%
Tewantin RSL Park	21.8	+0.4	26.6	3rd	13.0	+1.7	8.1	26th	36.8	71.7	average	51%
Tin Can Bay (Defence)	21.7		26.4	3rd	12.4		8.7	26th	62.4
University of Queensland Gatton	22.4	+1.6	25.4	3rd	7.0	+0.7	-1.0	26th	0.8	36.4	v low	2%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	15.8	+1.6	18.4	1st	3.3	+1.2	-5.0	26th	2.6	43.2	v low	6%
Dalby Airport	21.0	+1.2	23.7	19th	3.5	-0.6	-3.9	26th	0.4	24.5	v low	2%
Goondiwindi Airport	20.4		24.1	19th	4.9		-2.9	26th	7.0
Oakey Aero	20.6	+1.9	23.4	3rd	2.8	-0.2	-5.4	26th	4.6	29.1	low	16%
Texas Post Office	20.4	+1.5	23.6	1st	4.3	+0.5	-3.3	25th	10.6	41.3	low	26%
Toowoomba Airport	17.7	+1.0	20.7	3rd	7.8	+1.2	2.2	25th	5.0	31.2	low	16%
Warwick	19.0	+0.9	21.8	3rd	4.8	+1.6	-3.7	26th	3.2	26.4	low	12%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	21.2	+1.0	23.8	29th	4.1	-0.3	-3.8	26th	1.6	21.3	low	8%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	22.4	+2.1	25.4	3rd	2.4	-0.8	-4.4	26th	1.0	28.8	low	4%
Mitchell Post Office	21.7	+2.2	26.5	1st	3.0	+0.1	-4.0	27th	1.8	32.7	low	6%
Roma Airport	21.4	+1.0	25.0	1st	3.4	-0.4	-3.2	25th	2.4	22.9	low	10%
St George Airport	20.4	+0.7	23.4	1st	6.0	+0.7	-0.5	25th	5.6	25.2	low	22%
Surat	21.1	+1.3	23.6	20th	5.2	+0.9	-3.9	31st	0.2	37.5	v low	0%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St	20.9	+1.7	26.0	1st	3.9	-0.4	0.0	25th	10.4	27.1	average	38%
Charleville Aero	21.4	+1.6	25.3	22nd	5.6	+1.2	-2.1	25th	0.2	24.3	v low	1%
Cunnamulla Post Office	20.0	+1.1	24.3	22nd	6.9	+1.1	1.5	25th	18.0	22.8	average	79%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	19.8	-0.9	26.1	21st	8.3	+0.9	3.9	25th	22.6	7.0	high	323%
Thargomindah Airport	19.9	-0.3	24.3	21st	7.8	+1.0	2.7	25th	19.2	15.7	average	122%

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