What is the best time to visit Bathurst?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, March is the best month to visit Bathurst, New South Wales, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Bathurst?

Bathurst has an annual Comfort Score of 6.1/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Bathurst?

Yes, Bathurst averages about 64 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in June.

Bathurst Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (33.42°S, 149.58°E, 670m elevation) Oceanic (Cfb)

6.1/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: March (10.0/10). Ranked #124 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

March is the sweet spot

March: 10.0/10. June: 1.0/10. Annual score 6.1/10, ranked #124 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

8.1 - 19.8°C

Days 4.0 degrees cooler; nights 6.2 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

799mm

9% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

91 days/yr

14 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

18.6 MJ/m²

0.3 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

48%

0 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.6/10

14.3 - 26.9°C

189mm rain

Autumn6.5/10

7.9 - 19.6°C

236mm rain

Winter1.5/10

2.5 - 12.2°C

189mm rain

Spring7.7/10

7.6 - 20.5°C

184mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 27.0 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 1.7 degrees.

Rainfall

799mm falls across 91 rain days. April is wettest (139mm), September driest (26mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 5 times.

Comfort window

March scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Bathurst with the national climate baseline.