Weather in Ipswich

Climate of Ipswich: 1991–2020 normals

In Ipswich, January is typically the warmest month (up to 29.6 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 9.8 °C. January sees the most rain, with around 109 mm.

By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 20.7 °C and 99 mm of rain, spring 26.5 °C and 166 mm, summer 29.2 °C and 314 mm, autumn 25.2 °C and 157 mm. The wettest season is summer (43 % of the annual total), the driest winter (13 %).

Compared with Brisbane, the main town 32 km to the north-east, highs in the warmest month are 0.7 °C higher here, and the year brings 119 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 12 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December).

Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Minden (22 km to the west): summers 0.2 °C warmer and 79 mm drier a year; Kelvin Grove (32 km to the north-east): summers 0.8 °C cooler and 119 mm wetter a year; Woodridge (33 km to the east): summers 0.2 °C cooler and 45 mm wetter a year. Among the 210 places we cover in Queensland whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Ipswich ranks 116th for summer warmth and 121st 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.