Meteo Noosa (Sunshine Coast) in luglio

Regulars call this the reverse of the wet, humid summer here - cool, sunny, dry days that rarely get spoiled by rain, with the reliably blue skies people move here for. The exception they name is specific: the end of July into early August can bring the coldest run of the winter, overnight lows of 4 to 8C and daytime highs around 18C under a westerly wind that turns bitterly cold despite the sun. Our row averages both halves at 22.1C over 11C, with 43.9mm across 5.2 days - one of the drier and calmer months of this coast's year. The sea holds 17.3C, cool rather than cold. The record: humidity 72 percent, 8.5 hours of sun, a 13.6 kph wind and AQI 33.

Noosa's forum generally rates March as a great time to visit - daily temperatures comfortably over 26C, a bit cooler and less humid than the peak of summer, and not as crowded. Some posters flagged February/March as technically the wettest stretch of the year, but the pattern described is an afternoon storm after a hot, humid day rather than extended rain ruining the trip. Overall the consensus was mostly lovely and sunny with a few showery days mixed in, still great for beaches, hikes and outdoor dining.

Forum posters describe September as warming up nicely - typically around 25C by day - but with noticeably cooler evenings, and generally arriving just ahead of the thunderstorms that mark the start of the wet season further into spring/summer. Posters call September one of the lower-rain months of the year on the Sunshine Coast, along with July, and rate it a pleasant, comfortably uncrowded time to visit. Swimming is a genuine question mark this early in spring - some posters say the water still runs too chilly for comfortable swimming in September, so beach time is more about walking and scenery than getting in the water for many visitors this month.