GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Rockhampton
Australia
Rockhampton had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none 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 Rockhampton
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | 9 July |
Frost dates near Rockhampton
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba | 487 km | — | — |
| Brisbane | 520 km | — | — |
| Gold Coast | 592 km | — | — |
| Townsville | 597 km | — | — |
| Cairns | 872 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Rockhampton
Within 15 km of Rockhampton OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Fitzroy Nurseries, 6 km away.
- Fitzroy Nurseries — garden centre
Edmistone Road 68, 4702 · 6 km - Yarrandoo Nursery — plant nursery
Renshaw Street 10 · 3 km - Doblo's Farmers' Market — market
Goodsall Street 6, 4701 · Mon–Fri 04:30–17:30; Sat–Sun 05:00–14:00 · 1 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Rockhampton: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Rockhampton by month
Average weather in Rockhampton over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (22.8–32.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: November–March (30.7–32.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 12.6 °C. About 789 mm of rain falls in a year, on 85 days; March is the wettest month (121 mm) and September the driest (21 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.8 | 22.9 | 98 | 12 |
| February | 32.2 | 22.8 | 88 | 10 |
| March | 30.8 | 22.3 | 121 | 12 |
| April | 28.5 | 19.4 | 48 | 5 |
| May | 25.7 | 16.5 | 49 | 5 |
| June | 23.3 | 13.6 | 29 | 4 |
| July | 22.8 | 12.6 | 56 | 5 |
| August | 24.7 | 13.5 | 31 | 3 |
| September | 27.4 | 16 | 21 | 3 |
| October | 29.6 | 18.7 | 77 | 8 |
| November | 30.7 | 20.5 | 71 | 8 |
| December | 31.6 | 22 | 100 | 10 |
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).
