Coolum Beach Temperature by Month
Coolum Beach in Queensland, Australia sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 21°C (70°F) in July and 29°C (84°F) in January, averaging 25°C (77°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Coolum Beach Monthly Temperatures
Coolum Beach experiences balanced seasonal shifts, with noticeable but moderate temperature variations. At night, minimum temperatures range from 23°C (73°F) in January to 12°C (54°F) in July.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Coolum Beach by month:
The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Coolum Beach vs Australia
The map below shows the annual temperature across Australia. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Coolum Beach vs World: Temperature Compared
Coolum Beach's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Coolum Beach's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Coolum Beach climate page.
