Best Time to Visit Australia

People always ask us when the best time is to visit Australia. The truth is, there is no bad time to go, but depending on what you wish to see, certain months are better than others. Australia is a country of two distinctive climates. The northern half of the country is best accessed between the months of April and September where it is notably drier and brighter. Although the wildlife is habitually more active outside these months, it’s important to note that humidity and rainfall also intensifies in line.

Best time to visit

The summer months of December to February bring hot weather in the southern half of Australia. However, our favorite times to visit this half of the country are the autumn and spring where it’s typically less busy and offers a more temperate climate. For wildlife fanatics, we’d recommend traveling Down Under between September and November, as the wildlife is more active; whereas March to May is when wineries are busy grape harvesting.  

Climate guide for Australia

, Australia

Average temperatures (Fahrenheit) and rainfall (mm)

Jan
104°F 11mm
Feb
97°F 12mm
Mar
93°F 15mm
Apr
86°F 17mm
May
78°F 6mm
Jun
71°F 15mm
Jul
73°F 8mm
Aug
77°F 8mm
Sep
87°F 9mm
Oct
93°F 8mm
Nov
96°F 9mm
Dec
98°F 8mm
Jan
85°F 21mm
Feb
85°F 29mm
Mar
85°F 17mm
Apr
87°F 11mm
May
87°F 4mm
Jun
86°F 3mm
Jul
84°F 1mm
Aug
85°F 1mm
Sep
85°F 1mm
Oct
86°F 2mm
Nov
87°F 6mm
Dec
86°F 17mm
Jan
96°F 15mm
Feb
96°F 12mm
Mar
92°F 11mm
Apr
89°F 8mm
May
86°F 6mm
Jun
83°F 4mm
Jul
82°F 3mm
Aug
87°F 1mm
Sep
89°F 1mm
Oct
88°F 3mm
Nov
93°F 4mm
Dec
94°F 8mm
Jan
105°F 3mm
Feb
100°F 3mm
Mar
93°F 4mm
Apr
88°F 7mm
May
76°F 10mm
Jun
67°F 9mm
Jul
66°F 13mm
Aug
73°F 9mm
Sep
82°F 11mm
Oct
90°F 5mm
Nov
97°F 4mm
Dec
100°F 3mm
Jan
103°F 7mm
Feb
94°F 4mm
Mar
92°F 5mm
Apr
84°F 7mm
May
73°F 8mm
Jun
64°F 8mm
Jul
64°F 9mm
Aug
68°F 12mm
Sep
77°F 13mm
Oct
86°F 8mm
Nov
94°F 7mm
Dec
100°F 8mm
Jan
103°F 7mm
Feb
94°F 4mm
Mar
92°F 5mm
Apr
84°F 7mm
May
73°F 8mm
Jun
64°F 8mm
Jul
64°F 9mm
Aug
68°F 12mm
Sep
77°F 13mm
Oct
86°F 8mm
Nov
94°F 7mm
Dec
100°F 8mm
Jan
106°F 4mm
Feb
102°F 3mm
Mar
99°F 6mm
Apr
92°F 6mm
May
82°F 9mm
Jun
75°F 13mm
Jul
72°F 21mm
Aug
78°F 18mm
Sep
83°F 11mm
Oct
90°F 6mm
Nov
97°F 4mm
Dec
103°F 3mm
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