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Best time to visit Australia

Across 7 cities in Australia, the best months to visit are December, September, January — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Australia

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★December84Perth28.9° / 18.1°30 mm98
2 ★September83.9Gold Coast23.5° / 14.9°266.5 mm89
3 ★January82.9Perth30.3° / 19.1°7.7 mm99
4April82.3Perth25° / 15°201.6 mm92
5November82.3Perth24.5° / 14.7°172.7 mm93
6February81.3Perth30.9° / 19.5°110.5 mm95
7October81Perth21.7° / 12.3°225 mm91
8March79.1Adelaide25.1° / 15.1°92.2 mm96
9August77.4Brisbane22.8° / 11°182.6 mm91
10May75.7Brisbane22.6° / 13.3°499 mm79
11June74.1Gold Coast20.9° / 12.7°118.8 mm93
12July71.7Brisbane20.4° / 10.1°261.4 mm84

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Sydney

best in September · score 88
21.1° / 10.6° · 254.3 mm
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Melbourne

best in February · score 91
25° / 14.3° · 204.3 mm
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Brisbane

best in August · score 91
22.8° / 11° · 182.6 mm
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Perth

best in January · score 99
30.3° / 19.1° · 7.7 mm
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Adelaide

best in March · score 96
25.1° / 15.1° · 92.2 mm
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Gold Coast

best in June · score 93
20.9° / 12.7° · 118.8 mm
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Canberra

best in February · score 87
25.2° / 13.9° · 330.3 mm

When to visit Australia by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit Australia in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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