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Last and first frost dates in Gold Coast

Australia

Gold Coast had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Gold Coast

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of July
10 °Calready in the first week of July
15 °Calready in the first week of July
18 °C17 August

Frost dates near Gold Coast

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Brisbane71 km——
Toowoomba152 km——
Newcastle568 km——
Rockhampton592 km——
Dubbo660 km29 July19 June

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Gold Coast

Within 15 km of Gold Coast OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries and 8 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Plantmark Carrara, 2 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Gold Coast by month

Average weather in Gold Coast over 2016–2025: the warmest month is January. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (20.5–28 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 12.5 °C. About 1197 mm of rain falls in a year, on 129 days; March is the wettest month (229 mm) and September the driest (42 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January282210715
February27.921.916914
March26.921.122919
April24.918.58511
May22.715.9909
June20.713.4677
July20.512.5506
August21.813.3486
September23.815.2427
October25.317.510011
November26.519.19211
December27.920.911813

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).