Oceania
Best time to visit Australia
By region
When to visit Australia
South (Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania): September–November and March–May; summer is hot with fire risk. Tropical north: May–October dry season; November–April brings rain, cyclones and box jellyfish.
Best months across Australia
Average daily high in °C; ★ marks the best months for each place.
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 25° | 25° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 17° | ★ 19° | ★ 21° | ★ 23° | 24° |
| Melbourne | 26° | 25° | ★ 24° | ★ 20° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 16° | ★ 19° | ★ 22° | 24° |
| Brisbane | 29° | 28° | 27° | ★ 25° | ★ 23° | ★ 20° | ★ 20° | ★ 21° | ★ 24° | 26° | 27° | 28° |
| Gold Coast | 30° | 29° | 28° | ★ 26° | ★ 23° | 20° | 20° | 22° | ★ 25° | ★ 27° | ★ 28° | 30° |
| Perth | 26° | 27° | ★ 26° | ★ 23° | 21° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° | ★ 20° | ★ 22° | 24° |
| Cairns | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | ★ 25° | ★ 25° | ★ 26° | ★ 28° | ★ 30° | 31° | 32° |
| Byron Bay | 26° | 26° | 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | ★ 21° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° | 25° |
| Adelaide | 30° | 29° | ★ 27° | ★ 23° | 18° | 15° | 14° | 15° | ★ 18° | ★ 22° | ★ 26° | 28° |
| Hobart | ★ 22° | ★ 21° | ★ 20° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | ★ 20° |
| Bondi Beach | 26° | 25° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 20° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 20° | ★ 22° | ★ 23° | 24° |
| Whitsundays | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | ★ 22° | ★ 23° | ★ 25° | ★ 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Uluru | 39° | 38° | 34° | 30° | ★ 24° | ★ 20° | ★ 20° | ★ 23° | ★ 29° | 33° | 36° | 38° |
| Noosa | 27° | 27° | 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 20° | 20° | 21° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° | ★ 26° | 27° |
| Darwin | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° | ★ 30° | ★ 30° | ★ 30° | ★ 31° | ★ 32° | 33° | 32° | 31° |
| Blue Mountains | 28° | 25° | ★ 22° | ★ 18° | ★ 14° | 10° | 10° | 11° | ★ 16° | ★ 19° | ★ 23° | 25° |
| Sunshine Coast | 28° | 27° | 26° | ★ 25° | ★ 23° | 21° | 20° | 21° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° | ★ 26° | 27° |
| Great Ocean Road | 19° | ★ 19° | ★ 19° | ★ 17° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 15° | ★ 16° | ★ 17° |
| K'gari | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | ★ 23° | ★ 21° | 20° | 21° | ★ 22° | ★ 24° | 25° | 26° |
| Port Douglas | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | ★ 26° | ★ 25° | ★ 24° | ★ 25° | ★ 26° | ★ 28° | 29° | 30° |
| Fremantle | 26° | 27° | ★ 26° | ★ 23° | 21° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° | ★ 20° | ★ 22° | 25° |
| Canberra | 30° | 27° | ★ 24° | ★ 20° | 16° | 12° | 11° | 13° | 16° | ★ 20° | ★ 24° | 27° |
| Margaret River | 23° | 24° | ★ 23° | ★ 21° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 16° | ★ 18° | ★ 20° | ★ 22° |
| Broome | 34° | 33° | 33° | 34° | ★ 32° | ★ 30° | ★ 30° | ★ 32° | ★ 35° | 38° | 39° | 37° |
| Newcastle | 26° | ★ 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 20° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 20° | ★ 22° | ★ 23° | 25° |
| Alice Springs | 38° | 37° | 34° | ★ 30° | ★ 24° | ★ 20° | ★ 21° | ★ 24° | ★ 30° | 34° | 36° | 37° |
| Launceston | ★ 26° | ★ 25° | ★ 23° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 17° | ★ 20° | ★ 23° |
| Manly | ★ 26° | ★ 25° | ★ 24° | 22° | 20° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 20° | 22° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° |
| Magnetic Island | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | ★ 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° | ★ 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° |
Weather & best time by place
- SydneyWeather & best time
- MelbourneWeather & best time
- BrisbaneWeather & best time
- Gold CoastWeather & best time
- PerthWeather & best time
- CairnsWeather & best time
- Byron BayWeather & best time
- AdelaideWeather & best time
- HobartWeather & best time
- Bondi BeachWeather & best time
- WhitsundaysWeather & best time
- UluruWeather & best time
- NoosaWeather & best time
- DarwinWeather & best time
- Blue MountainsWeather & best time
- Sunshine CoastWeather & best time
Sources
- NASA POWER climatology
- US State Department travel advisory
- Electronic Travel Authority, Department of Home Affairs
- Australian Border Force
- RBA: removal of card payment surcharges
- UK FCDO travel advice: Australia
- Speedtest Global Index: Australia
- World Bank open data
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