Climate averages 1991–2020
Rockhampton weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Rockhampton: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bundaberg (249 km away). In September its highs average 24.8°C, 1.8°C cooler than Rockhampton, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Rockhampton ranks 3rd of 32 for the warmest September highs and 5th of 32 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 32 cities is 20.0°C; Rockhampton is 6.6°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rockhampton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 99 | 10.8 | 13.413 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 122 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 75 | 7.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 37 | 4.2 | 11.612 h |
| May | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 29 | 3.2 | 11.011 h |
| June | 22.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 29 | 3.3 | 10.711 h |
| July | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 24 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| August | 23.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 22 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| September, selected | 26.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 20 | 2.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 35 | 4.7 | 12.613 h |
| November | 29.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 50 | 6.1 | 13.213 h |
| December | 30.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 85 | 9.5 | 13.514 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Bundaberg in SeptemberAustralia · 249 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Mackay in SeptemberAustralia · 283 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 18.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Sunshine Coast in SeptemberAustralia · 447 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Caloundra in SeptemberAustralia · 463 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 15.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Toowoomba in SeptemberAustralia · 487 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Brisbane in SeptemberAustralia · 520 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 35 mm rain
- Logan City in SeptemberAustralia · 541 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Gold Coast in SeptemberAustralia · 591 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 15.4°C · 40 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rockhampton) is explained once on the Rockhampton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.