What is the best month to cruise to Gladstone?

Queensland, Australia

Gladstone cruise weather by month

What to expect when your ship is in Gladstone in any month: temperatures, how often it rains, wind, sea temperature and wave heights.

Aprilbest month, rated 96 of 100

Excellent. Pleasant temperatures, few rainy days and calm seas.

January 80
February 79
March 82
April 96
May 93
June 93
July 91
August 93
September 94
October 96
November 91
December 87

Excellent, 85 and upGood, 70 to 84Fair, 55 to 69Poor, under 55

88°Fwarmest average high (February)
74°Fcoolest average high (July)
8%fewest rain days (August)
33%most rain days (January)

Best time to cruise to Gladstone

The best month for cruise weather in Gladstone is April, rated 96 out of 100 (Excellent): pleasant temperatures, few rainy days and calm seas. October and September score nearly as well. The weakest month is February (79, Good): hot weather.

How the rating works

Each month scores out of 100 from five things: the average high (30 points; 64 to 82°F is full marks), how often it rains (25), how rough the sea gets (15), how warm the water is where swimming matters (10) and storms (20: how often a tropical storm passed within 90 miles since 1980, or how often gales struck in the 20-year record, whichever is worse). A part with no data is left out and the rest scaled up. The weights are a judgment about what makes a stop pleasant, not a measurement. Crowds and fares are not included.

Weather in Gladstone by month

Average highs run from 74°F (23°C) in July to 88°F (31°C) in February. Rain falls on the fewest days in August and the most in January. Sea temperature and wave heights are for the water just off the port.

Typical conditions, 2006–2025 climate record (ECMWF). Rain days are days with at least 1 mm of rain or melted snow. These are averages, not a forecast.
Month	Rating	High / low	Rain days	Wind	Sea temp	Typical seas	Sun
January	80Good	88 / 74°F31 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 85–90°F	33%	12 mph20 km/h	83°F28°C	2 ft (0.7 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	10.8 hrs72% humidity
February	79Good	88 / 73°F31 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 85–91°F	28%	13 mph22 km/h	83°F28°C	3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft	10.4 hrs73% humidity
March	82Good	87 / 72°F30 / 22°C1 in 10 days: 84–90°F	31%	12 mph20 km/h	82°F28°C	2 ft (0.7 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft	9.8 hrs73% humidity
April	96Excellent	83 / 67°F29 / 19°C1 in 10 days: 81–86°F	14%	11 mph19 km/h	78°F26°C	2 ft (0.7 m)Slight; rougher days up to 4 ft	9.9 hrs70% humidity
May	93Excellent	79 / 62°F26 / 16°C1 in 10 days: 76–82°F	17%	11 mph19 km/h	73°F23°C	2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	9.1 hrs68% humidity
June	93Excellent	75 / 56°F24 / 13°C1 in 10 days: 71–78°F	10%	9 mph15 km/h	69°F21°C	1 ft (0.4 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 2 ft	8.4 hrs68% humidity
July	91Excellent	74 / 54°F23 / 12°C1 in 10 days: 70–77°F	13%	10 mph17 km/h	67°F20°C	2 ft (0.5 m)Smooth; rougher days up to 3 ft	9.2 hrs67% humidity
August	93Excellent	76 / 56°F25 / 13°C1 in 10 days: 74–79°F	8%	11 mph17 km/h	68°F20°C	2 ft (0.5 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	9.7 hrs65% humidity
September	94Excellent	80 / 61°F26 / 16°C1 in 10 days: 77–82°F	13%	11 mph19 km/h	72°F22°C	2 ft (0.5 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	10.4 hrs66% humidity
October	96Excellent	82 / 66°F28 / 19°C1 in 10 days: 80–85°F	15%	12 mph20 km/h	76°F24°C	2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	10.5 hrs68% humidity
November	91Excellent	85 / 70°F29 / 21°C1 in 10 days: 82–88°F	24%	12 mph20 km/h	80°F26°C	2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	11.3 hrs68% humidity
December	87Excellent	87 / 72°F31 / 22°C1 in 10 days: 84–90°F	24%	12 mph20 km/h	82°F28°C	2 ft (0.6 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft	11.3 hrs70% humidity

These are averages for 2006–2025 (20 years) from ECMWF’s ERA5 climate record, adjusted to local detail with a higher-resolution ECMWF analysis and Météo-France waves, then checked against weather-station records from NOAA (GHCN-Daily). At this port they were compared with the Gladstone Airport station, 3 miles away. Before the figures were adjusted to it, highs differed by about 0.7°F and rain days by 6 percentage points; after adjusting they sit close to its record.

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Upcoming cruises in Gladstone

1 ship from 1 cruise line is scheduled here, 1 visit in total. The next 1:

Sun, Jan 312027

Seven Seas Explorer Regent Seven Seas Cruises: 12 nights from Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) calls

Ships that visit Gladstone

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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