Where to stay in Sunshine Coast

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Weather in Sunshine Coast

Sun 🌤️ 29° 17° 💧12%
Mon 🌤️ 22° 17° 💧4%
Tue 🌦️ 22° 15° 💧71%
Wed 🌦️ 20° 14° 💧67%
Thu 🌦️ 20° 15° 💧99%
Fri 🌦️ 20° 13° 💧78%
Sat 🌦️ 20° 14° 💧72%

In Sep, Sunshine Coast typically sees ~23°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.

Best time to visit Sunshine Coast — climate

Jan: ~28°C daytime, 19 rainy days 28° JanFeb: ~28°C daytime, 22 rainy days 28° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 23 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~25°C daytime, 17 rainy days 25° AprMay: ~23°C daytime, 15 rainy days 23° MayJun: ~20°C daytime, 9 rainy days 20° JunJul: ~21°C daytime, 8 rainy days 21° JulAug: ~21°C daytime, 10 rainy days 21° AugSep: ~23°C daytime, 4 rainy days 23° SepOct: ~27°C daytime, 9 rainy days 27° OctNov: ~28°C daytime, 19 rainy days 28° NovDec: ~28°C daytime, 13 rainy days 28° Dec

Things to do in Sunshine Coast

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Howe Sound Islands Cruise★ 5.0 (2)

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About Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast, or the Sunny Coast as it's colloquially known, is a peri-urban area and a holiday city comprising of several settlements in South East Queensland. It has a population of around about 400,000, making it Queensland's third largest settlement behind Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and the ninth in Australia. If the Sunshine Coast had to be described in six words, it'd be "budget alternative to the Gold Coast".

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