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When is the best time to visit Australia?

The best time to visit Australia is between September and December, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Australia is a dry-climate destination. Heat and shade set the itinerary more than a rainy season. Nights can drop harder than visitors from a humid coast expect. The pin on this page is a country centroid. Cairns, Sydney and Melbourne will not feel like the same week, and a city page is the honest place to read the year if you already know where you are going.

Come for clear days and plan around the sun, not around showers. Early starts and shade are the brief in the hot months. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Australia wears them.

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Spring

Spring in Australia is the kind outdoor season: September, October and November. Days are useful. The fiercest heat has not landed yet. This is walking weather if you keep midday in mind.

Seasons in Australia run opposite to the northern brochure: summer is December, January and February, winter is June, July and August. Evenings can still bite. A layer earns its place. Do not assume Australia in these months is already the hot-season grind.

Read Australia in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Australia is the hard season: December, January and February. Heat runs the day. Outdoor plans are dawn, dusk, and wherever there is shade. The middle of the day is for indoors or water if you have it.

Seasons in Australia run opposite to the northern brochure: summer is December, January and February, winter is June, July and August. This is not a failed spring. It is a different product. Book Australia in these months for the light and the dry air, and for a schedule that respects the sun.

Autumn

Autumn in Australia is the heat loosening: March, April and May. Days stay clear. Walking becomes reasonable again. Evenings cool faster than visitors from a humid summer expect.

Seasons in Australia run opposite to the northern brochure: summer is December, January and February, winter is June, July and August. This is a strong stretch for Australia if summer felt like too much sun and winter felt like the wrong product. Pack a layer for after dark.

Read Australia in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Australia is the relief season: June, July and August. Days can be the best walking weather of the year. Nights are cold in a way the hot-season visitor forgets to pack for.

Seasons in Australia run opposite to the northern brochure: summer is December, January and February, winter is June, July and August. This is when Australia is usable all day. The sun still has a bite at midday. The difference is you can be outside without hiding from it.

Australia weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 2 Sept 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Australia, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Australia weather by month: average temperature, rainfall for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January30°C / 86°F23 mm
February29°C / 83°F37 mm
March25°C / 78°F16 mm
April21°C / 70°F13 mm
May16°C / 61°F14 mm
June12°C / 54°F16 mm
July12°C / 54°F15 mm
August14°C / 58°F5 mm
September20°C / 67°F8 mm
October22°C / 72°F20 mm
November26°C / 78°F23 mm
December27°C / 81°F33 mm

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FAQs about Australia weather

Climate averages for Australia, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Australia is between September and December, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

January is the hottest month, with an average around 30°C.

February is the wettest month, with about 37 mm of rain.

June is the coolest month, averaging 12°C (54°F) against 30°C (86°F) in January.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.