Weather in Clifton

Climate of Clifton: 1991–2020 normals

In Clifton, January is typically the warmest month (up to 29.5 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 6.9 °C. December sees the most rain, with around 92 mm.

By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 18.1 °C and 81 mm of rain, spring 25.1 °C and 156 mm, summer 28.8 °C and 241 mm, autumn 23.9 °C and 101 mm. The wettest season is summer (42 % of the annual total), the driest winter (14 %).

Compared with Brisbane, the main town 122 km to the north-east, highs in the warmest month are 0.6 °C higher here, and the year brings 276 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 9 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November and December).

Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Cambooya (25 km to the north): summers 0.1 °C warmer and 48 mm drier a year; Warwick (34 km to the south): summers 0.7 °C cooler and 2 mm wetter a year; Westbrook (35 km to the north): summers 0.5 °C cooler and 45 mm drier a year. Among the 210 places we cover in Queensland whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Clifton ranks 146th for summer warmth and 166th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Winton and the coolest in Tamborine Mountain; the wettest year is in Babinda and the driest in Winton.