What is the best time to visit Bourke?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Bourke?

Bourke has an annual Comfort Score of 5.6/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

What is the hottest month in Bourke?

February is the hottest month in Bourke with average daily highs reaching 36.4 degrees Celsius. The city records about 77 days above 35 degrees per year.

Bourke Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (30.09°S, 145.94°E, 109m elevation) Hot semi-arid (BSh)

5.6/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: September (10.0/10). Ranked #165 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

September is the sweet spot

September: 10.0/10. January: 1.3/10. Annual score 5.6/10, ranked #165 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

16.1 - 28.0°C

Days 4.2 degrees warmer; nights 1.8 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

456mm

48% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

48 days/yr

57 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

20.2 MJ/m²

1.9 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

32%

16 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer1.8/10

23.7 - 36.2°C

168mm rain

Autumn7.1/10

15.9 - 26.7°C

122mm rain

Winter6.7/10

7.9 - 18.9°C

76mm rain

Spring6.6/10

16.7 - 30.2°C

90mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 36.4 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 6.3 degrees.

Rainfall

456mm falls across 48 rain days. January is wettest (99mm), September driest (5mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 18 times.

Comfort window

September scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January is the hardest month at 1.3/10.

Planning cue

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

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Bourke.

January1.3/10Challenging36.3°C max, 99mm rain February1.7/10Challenging36.4°C max, 32mm rain March4.6/10Variable32.8°C max, 26mm rain April9.0/10Excellent26.2°C max, 26mm rain May7.8/10Excellent21.2°C max, 70mm rain June5.6/10Variable17.4°C max, 6mm rain July4.7/10Variable16.5°C max, 47mm rain August9.7/10Excellent22.9°C max, 24mm rain September10.0/10Excellent25.7°C max, 5mm rain October6.2/10Good30.8°C max, 30mm rain November3.7/10Challenging34.2°C max, 54mm rain December2.4/10Challenging35.8°C max, 37mm rain

Compare and Explore

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