Sunshine Coast
City in Australia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Sunshine Coast is a city in Australia, in Queensland. About 398,840 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Australia in our atlas.
It lies at 26.66° S, 153.08° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Australia/Brisbane time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sunshine Coast. Green dots: other major cities of Australia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sunshine Coast has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 15°C (59°F). Around 1,296 mm (51 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in AustraliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Brisbane · 90 km
- Logan City · 109 km
- Gold Coast · 153 km
- Newcastle · 708 km
- Central Coast · 771 km
- Sydney · 822 km
- Canberra · 1,035 km
- Melbourne · 1,477 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 10630449 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.