Best time to visit Australia

The tropical climate of the North is divided into a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to September. It is very prone to flooding during the Big Wet.

The Northern Territory’s Top End has a distinct wet season between December and March, and November can be humid.

Central Australia, which has little heavy rain at any time of year, is extremely hot from November to February. It is best to visit between March and May, when days are warm and evenings are cool.

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

SOUTHWEST AUSTRALIA

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

	Mean Temperatures (°C)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide
Max	29	29	26	22	19	16	15	16	19	22	25	27
Min	17	17	15	12	10	8	7	8	9	11	13	15
Rainfall mm	21	11	25	38	58	79	82	69	62	43	29	29

Ayers Rock
Max	36	35	35	25	23	20	20	22	27	31	33	35
Min	21	21	18	13	8	5	4	6	10	15	18	20
Rainfall mm	35	42	36	14	21	15	15	11	9	21	25	37

Cairns
Max	31	31	31	29	27	26	26	27	28	29	31	31
Min	24	24	23	21	20	18	17	17	19	21	22	22
Rainfall mm	416	435	442	191	94	49	28	27	36	38	90	180

Darwin
Max	32	31	32	33	32	31	30	31	32	33	33	33
Min	25	25	25	24	22	20	19	21	23	25	25	25
Rainfall mm	406	342	312	97	20	1	1	6	17	71	141	235

Hobart
Max	26	26	24	20	17	14	13	15	17	20	22	24
Min	12	12	11	9	6	4	4	5	6	7	9	11
Rainfall mm	42	35	37	46	37	29	47	49	41	49	45	58

Melbourne
Max	26	26	24	20	17	14	13	15	17	20	22	24
Min	14	14	13	11	8	7	6	7	8	9	11	13
Rainfall mm	49	47	52	58	57	50	48	51	59	68	60	60

Perth
Max	32	32	29	25	21	19	18	18	20	22	25	29
Min	17	17	16	13	10	9	8	8	9	10	13	15
Rainfall mm	7	16	15	42	106	174	163	118	70	47	27	12

Sydney
Max	26	26	25	22	19	17	16	18	20	22	24	25
Min	18	19	17	15	11	9	8	9	11	13	16	17
Rainfall mm	104	117	133	126	121	131	99	80	70	77	83	79