Rockhampton Weather Records

Rockhampton, Queensland weather averages and records from 1750–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.

All-Time Recorded High

The highest temperature ever recorded in Rockhampton, Queensland was 45.3 °C which occurred on November 18, 1990.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

All-Time Recorded Low

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Rockhampton, Queensland was -1.0 °C which occurred on June 23, 1949.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Rockhampton Weather by Month

Averages based on the years 1991–2020

Month	Average (°C)		Record (°C)		Average (cm)
Month	High ☀️	Low 🌙	High ☀️	Low 🌙	Precipitation 💧
January	32.6	22.7	42.5	16.3	10.4
February	32.0	22.7	43.3	16.2	14.1
March	31.2	21.3	42.1	11.0	8.1
April	29.2	18.6	36.6	4.7	3.5
May	26.6	14.8	34.4	2.9	3.1
June	24.2	11.9	32.3	-1.0	3.7
July	23.9	10.6	30.6	-0.9	3.0
August	25.5	11.4	35.1	-0.3	2.7
September	28.4	14.6	37.2	3.4	2.6
October	30.1	17.7	41.1	7.0	5.0
November	31.6	19.9	45.3	9.4	5.9
December	32.6	21.7	41.9	10.2	10.2
Entire year	29.0	17.3	45.3	-1.0	73.0

More Rockhampton Weather Records 1750–2024
Highest daily low	27.5 °C	January 28, 2024
Lowest daily high	12.1 °C	June 25, 1971
Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low)	27.3 °C	August 11, 1959
Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days	15.1 °C	Nov 18–19, 1990
Most daily precipitation	34.8 cm	January 25, 2013
Most monthly precipitation	66.0 cm	January 1974
Most yearly precipitation	163.1 cm	1973
Most yearly days with precipitation	131	2010
Most days in a year < 0 °C	3	1946
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C	366	1972
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C	337	2009
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C	193	2019
Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C	47	2019
Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C	6	2018

Rockhampton Weather Streaks Most consecutive days...
With precipitation	18 days	Dec 26, 1990 – Jan 12, 1991
Without precipitation	55 days	Aug 8 – Oct 1, 2017
High temperature ≥ 20 °C	751 days	May 11, 2017 – May 31, 2019
High temperature ≥ 25 °C	267 days	Aug 25, 2019 – May 17, 2020
High temperature ≥ 30 °C	88 days	Dec 3, 2005 – Feb 28, 2006
High temperature ≥ 35 °C	15 days	Jan 28 – Feb 11, 2002
High temperature ≥ 40 °C	5 days	Jan 4–8, 1994

Plant Hardiness Zone

10B

Rockhampton is in plant hardiness zone 10B

based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1750–2024	Rockhampton Aero	location