Best time to visit Glass House Mountains

The best time to visit Glass House Mountains is April–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January28.2 °C / 83 °F21.6 °C / 71 °F155 mm / 6.1 inneither best nor good
February27.8 °C / 82 °F21.4 °C / 71 °F144 mm / 5.7 inneither best nor good
March26.8 °C / 80 °F20.4 °C / 69 °F159 mm / 6.3 inneither best nor good
April24.9 °C / 77 °F17.1 °C / 63 °F79 mm / 3.1 inbest month
May22.4 °C / 72 °F13.7 °C / 57 °F70 mm / 2.8 inbest month
June20.3 °C / 69 °F11.3 °C / 52 °F64 mm / 2.5 inbest month
July20.3 °C / 69 °F10.2 °C / 50 °F43 mm / 1.7 inbest month
August22.1 °C / 72 °F10.7 °C / 51 °F46 mm / 1.8 inbest month
September23.9 °C / 75 °F13.5 °C / 56 °F42 mm / 1.6 inbest month
October25.4 °C / 78 °F16.4 °C / 62 °F89 mm / 3.5 inbest month
November26.8 °C / 80 °F18.7 °C / 66 °F87 mm / 3.4 ingood month
December27.6 °C / 82 °F20.3 °C / 69 °F130 mm / 5.1 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
April–October
Good
November
Why these months
  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 24.9 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 79 mm / 3.1 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 17.1 °C / 63 °F, wet days 12.1 days.

    Against: relative humidity 79%.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22.6 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 22.4 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 70 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, wet days 9.4 days, average daily low 13.7 °C / 57 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 79%.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 19.7 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, wet days 7.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 77%.

  • July · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, wet days 5.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, average daily low 10.2 °C / 50 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • August · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21.2 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, wet days 5.3 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 10.7 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 71%.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 42 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, wet days 6.5 days, average daily low 13.5 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 72%.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.9 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 9.1 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.4 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • November · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 29.2 °C / 85 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily high 26.8 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, average daily low 18.7 °C / 66 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, wet days 10.5 days, relative humidity 74%.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–September
Good
April, October
Why these months
  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 79 mm / 3.1 in, average daily high 24.9 °C / 77 °F, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, daylight per day 11.5 h, wet days 12.1 days, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F, average daily low 17.1 °C / 63 °F.

  • May · best

    In its favour: average daily high 22.4 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 70 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, wet days 9.4 days, average daily low 13.7 °C / 57 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, feels like (high) 22.6 °C / 73 °F, daylight per day 10.8 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • June · best

    In its favour: average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, wet days 7.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, feels like (high) 19.7 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 8 mph, daylight per day 10.5 h.

  • July · best

    In its favour: average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 5.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 10.2 °C / 50 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph, daylight per day 10.6 h.

  • August · best

    In its favour: average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, wet days 5.3 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, feels like (high) 21.2 °C / 70 °F, average daily low 10.7 °C / 51 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

  • September · best

    In its favour: precipitation 42 mm / 1.6 in, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, wet days 6.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily low 13.5 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, daylight per day 11.9 h, feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, wind (daily max) 15 km/h / 10 mph.

  • October · good

    In its favour: precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 9.1 days, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, daylight per day 12.7 h, days with heavy rain 3 days, wind (daily max) 16 km/h / 10 mph, average daily low 16.4 °C / 62 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 26.9 °C / 80 °F.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Perisher, 1137 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 31.8 °C31.1 °C29.7 °C26.4 °C22.6 °C19.7 °C19.2 °C21.2 °C24.2 °C26.9 °C29.2 °C30.8 °C
Days with heavy rain 3.8 days3.5 days3.8 days1.8 days1.8 days1.9 days1.3 days1.1 days0.9 days3 days3.5 days4.2 days
Time rain usually falls 1 pm12 pm2 pm3 pm2 pm9 am2 pm2 pm2 pm2 pm2 pm2 pm
Sunshine per day 11 h10.3 h9.8 h10 h9.3 h8.7 h8.8 h9.7 h10.5 h10.9 h11.3 h11.2 h
Relative humidity 78%79%81%79%79%77%74%71%72%74%74%76%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20255.7 µg/m³5.5 µg/m³5.1 µg/m³4.9 µg/m³4.3 µg/m³4.6 µg/m³4.6 µg/m³6.5 µg/m³6.6 µg/m³6 µg/m³5.8 µg/m³5.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–20258.1 µg/m³7.7 µg/m³7.3 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³7.4 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³11 µg/m³10.2 µg/m³9 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).