Our verdict
The best time to visit Australia is October-November
The warmest month of the year in Sydney, Australia is January, where the average maximum temperature gets to around 27℃ (80℉), but temperatures can sometimes reach as high as 28℃ (83℉) on the hottest days of summer. The weather at night in the winter, which is around July-time, can get down to a minimum of 9℃ (48℉) in Sydney. Other destinations in Australia can sometimes get even colder than this, so if you’re planning on visiting a few different places, make sure you check out the climate comparison table below.
If you’re keen to work on your tan in Australia, you’re most likely to get the longest days between sun-up and sun-down around December. February sees the most amount of rain in a month if you’re ok with chancing getting drenched, so if you’re looking to stay dry, visit in July instead.
If you want to learn everything you need to know about the best times to travel to Australia, the weather by month for the top destinations and so much more, make sure you keep reading. Once you’re ready, we’ve included a bunch of our favourite online booking tools to help you find the best deals on flights, accommodation and anything else you’ll need for your trip. Happy reading!Quick links: Fast facts / Seasons / Average temperatures / FAQs / Map
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Australia seasons
Before you plan your trip, it’s important to know when the seasons are as they may be different to yours depending on where you’re travelling from. Australia is in the Southern hemisphere, so the seasons fall on:
Season | Months |
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Summer | December to February |
Autumn/fall | March to May |
Winter | June to August |
Spring | September to November |
Best time to visit the top destinations in Australia
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Adelaide | November | ↑↓ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃18℃ | 24℃16℃ | 21℃14℃ | 17℃12℃ | 15℃10℃ | 14℃10℃ | 15℃9℃ | 16℃10℃ | 20℃12℃ | 22℃14℃ | 24℃16℃ |
Airlie Beach | March-May | ↑↓ | 28℃27℃ | 28℃27℃ | 28℃26℃ | 26℃25℃ | 24℃22℃ | 22℃20℃ | 22℃20℃ | 22℃20℃ | 23℃22℃ | 24℃23℃ | 26℃25℃ | 27℃26℃ |
Albany | November | ↑↓ | 23℃16℃ | 23℃16℃ | 22℃16℃ | 21℃14℃ | 18℃12℃ | 17℃11℃ | 15℃10℃ | 16℃10℃ | 16℃10℃ | 18℃11℃ | 20℃13℃ | 22℃14℃ |
Bright | April-May | ↑↓ | 32℃19℃ | 31℃18℃ | 27℃16℃ | 23℃13℃ | 18℃10℃ | 15℃7℃ | 14℃6℃ | 15℃6℃ | 18℃7℃ | 23℃10℃ | 27℃13℃ | 29℃17℃ |
Brisbane | April | ↑↓ | 28℃22℃ | 28℃22℃ | 27℃21℃ | 25℃19℃ | 22℃16℃ | 20℃13℃ | 19℃13℃ | 21℃13℃ | 23℃15℃ | 24℃17℃ | 27℃19℃ | 27℃21℃ |
Broken Hill | October-November | ↑↓ | 34℃20℃ | 32℃20℃ | 29℃17℃ | 24℃13℃ | 19℃11℃ | 16℃8℃ | 16℃7℃ | 17℃7℃ | 21℃9℃ | 25℃13℃ | 29℃16℃ | 32℃18℃ |
Broome | September-October | ↑↓ | 32℃28℃ | 32℃28℃ | 33℃29℃ | 33℃28℃ | 30℃24℃ | 28℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 30℃23℃ | 32℃26℃ | 33℃27℃ | 33℃29℃ |
Byron Bay | April | ↑↓ | 26℃22℃ | 26℃22℃ | 25℃21℃ | 23℃19℃ | 21℃16℃ | 19℃14℃ | 18℃13℃ | 20℃14℃ | 21℃16℃ | 23℃17℃ | 25℃19℃ | 25℃21℃ |
Cairns | March-April | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃22℃ | 25℃21℃ | 24℃19℃ | 23℃18℃ | 24℃18℃ | 26℃19℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃24℃ |
Canberra | March-May | ↑↓ | 28℃14℃ | 26℃13℃ | 23℃11℃ | 19℃8℃ | 14℃4℃ | 11℃2℃ | 10℃1℃ | 11℃2℃ | 15℃3℃ | 19℃6℃ | 22℃9℃ | 25℃12℃ |
Coober Pedy | March-April | ↑↓ | 37℃25℃ | 35℃24℃ | 32℃22℃ | 27℃18℃ | 22℃14℃ | 18℃11℃ | 19℃10℃ | 21℃11℃ | 25℃14℃ | 30℃18℃ | 32℃21℃ | 35℃24℃ |
Darwin | April | ↑↓ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃24℃ | 29℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ | 32℃24℃ | 33℃26℃ | 33℃28℃ | 32℃28℃ |
Esperance | October-November | ↑↓ | 25℃18℃ | 24℃18℃ | 23℃17℃ | 22℃16℃ | 19℃14℃ | 17℃12℃ | 16℃11℃ | 16℃11℃ | 17℃11℃ | 20℃13℃ | 21℃15℃ | 23℃16℃ |
Exmouth | April-May | ↑↓ | 34℃27℃ | 34℃27℃ | 34℃27℃ | 32℃26℃ | 28℃22℃ | 25℃20℃ | 24℃19℃ | 26℃19℃ | 27℃19℃ | 30℃21℃ | 31℃22℃ | 33℃24℃ |
Eyre Peninsula | March-April | ↑↓ | 24℃18℃ | 23℃18℃ | 22℃18℃ | 20℃16℃ | 18℃15℃ | 16℃13℃ | 15℃12℃ | 16℃12℃ | 16℃12℃ | 19℃13℃ | 20℃15℃ | 22℃17℃ |
Gold Coast | October-November | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃23℃ | 26℃22℃ | 24℃20℃ | 21℃17℃ | 19℃15℃ | 19℃14℃ | 20℃15℃ | 22℃17℃ | 23℃18℃ | 25℃20℃ | 26℃22℃ |
Halls Gap | September-November | ↑↓ | 29℃15℃ | 28℃15℃ | 24℃13℃ | 20℃10℃ | 15℃8℃ | 12℃5℃ | 11℃4℃ | 12℃4℃ | 15℃5℃ | 19℃7℃ | 23℃10℃ | 26℃12℃ |
Hamilton Island | April-June | ↑↓ | 28℃27℃ | 28℃27℃ | 28℃26℃ | 26℃25℃ | 24℃22℃ | 22℃20℃ | 22℃20℃ | 22℃20℃ | 23℃22℃ | 24℃23℃ | 26℃25℃ | 27℃26℃ |
Hervey Bay | March-April | ↑↓ | 28℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃21℃ | 23℃18℃ | 21℃16℃ | 21℃15℃ | 22℃15℃ | 24℃17℃ | 25℃19℃ | 26℃21℃ | 28℃23℃ |
Hobart | October | ↑↓ | 20℃11℃ | 20℃11℃ | 18℃10℃ | 16℃9℃ | 13℃7℃ | 11℃6℃ | 11℃5℃ | 11℃5℃ | 13℃6℃ | 15℃7℃ | 17℃8℃ | 19℃10℃ |
Kalbarri | March-May | ↑↓ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 27℃21℃ | 24℃18℃ | 21℃16℃ | 20℃15℃ | 21℃15℃ | 22℃15℃ | 24℃17℃ | 26℃19℃ | 28℃21℃ |
Kalgoorlie | October | ↑↓ | 33℃20℃ | 31℃19℃ | 28℃17℃ | 25℃15℃ | 20℃11℃ | 16℃9℃ | 16℃8℃ | 18℃9℃ | 21℃10℃ | 26℃13℃ | 28℃15℃ | 31℃18℃ |
Kununurra | September-November | ↑↓ | 35℃27℃ | 35℃26℃ | 35℃25℃ | 34℃24℃ | 32℃21℃ | 30℃17℃ | 31℃17℃ | 32℃18℃ | 36℃21℃ | 38℃25℃ | 38℃28℃ | 37℃28℃ |
Lakes Entrance | October-November | ↑↓ | 22℃16℃ | 22℃16℃ | 21℃15℃ | 19℃13℃ | 16℃11℃ | 14℃9℃ | 13℃9℃ | 14℃8℃ | 16℃9℃ | 17℃11℃ | 19℃13℃ | 21℃14℃ |
Lightning Ridge | March-April | ↑↓ | 36℃25℃ | 34℃23℃ | 31℃21℃ | 26℃16℃ | 21℃11℃ | 17℃8℃ | 17℃7℃ | 19℃7℃ | 23℃10℃ | 28℃15℃ | 32℃20℃ | 34℃23℃ |
Mandurah | April | ↑↓ | 27℃19℃ | 27℃19℃ | 26℃18℃ | 23℃17℃ | 20℃14℃ | 18℃13℃ | 16℃12℃ | 17℃12℃ | 17℃12℃ | 20℃14℃ | 23℃15℃ | 25℃17℃ |
Melbourne | March-April | ↑↓ | 26℃15℃ | 25℃15℃ | 23℃14℃ | 19℃12℃ | 16℃9℃ | 13℃7℃ | 13℃7℃ | 13℃6℃ | 16℃7℃ | 19℃9℃ | 22℃11℃ | 24℃13℃ |
Mission Beach | October-November | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 26℃21℃ | 24℃18℃ | 22℃16℃ | 22℃16℃ | 23℃16℃ | 25℃18℃ | 27℃20℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃23℃ |
Mudgee | April | ↑↓ | 30℃17℃ | 28℃16℃ | 25℃14℃ | 21℃10℃ | 16℃6℃ | 13℃5℃ | 13℃3℃ | 14℃3℃ | 17℃6℃ | 21℃9℃ | 25℃12℃ | 28℃15℃ |
Noosa | March | ↑↓ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃22℃ | 24℃20℃ | 22℃17℃ | 20℃15℃ | 20℃14℃ | 21℃14℃ | 23℃16℃ | 24℃18℃ | 26℃20℃ | 27℃21℃ |
Palm Cove | March-April | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃22℃ | 25℃21℃ | 24℃19℃ | 23℃18℃ | 24℃18℃ | 26℃19℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃24℃ |