What is the best time to visit Cooma?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Cooma?

Cooma has an annual Comfort Score of 5.9/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Cooma?

Yes, Cooma averages about 81 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in July.

Cooma Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (36.24°S, 149.13°E, 801m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

5.9/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: March (10.0/10). Ranked #143 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 5.9/10, ranked #143 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

6.6 - 18.3°C

Days 5.5 degrees cooler; nights 7.7 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

576mm

34% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

90 days/yr

15 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.8 MJ/m²

0.5 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

45%

3 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.7/10

12.1 - 25.2°C

211mm rain

Autumn5.6/10

6.8 - 18.0°C

116mm rain

Winter1.3/10

1.3 - 10.6°C

88mm rain

Spring7.0/10

6.4 - 19.2°C

160mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 25.8 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 0.6 degrees.

Rainfall

576mm falls across 90 rain days. January is wettest (110mm), August driest (18mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 6 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 Cooma 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 Cooma.

January9.8/10Excellent24.5°C max, 110mm rain February9.8/10Excellent25.3°C max, 57mm rain March10.0/10Excellent23.5°C max, 18mm rain April5.2/10Variable17.1°C max, 42mm rain May1.6/10Challenging13.3°C max, 56mm rain June1.0/10Challenging9.1°C max, 42mm rain July1.0/10Challenging9.2°C max, 28mm rain August1.8/10Challenging13.6°C max, 18mm rain September3.8/10Challenging15.1°C max, 24mm rain October7.1/10Good18.8°C max, 42mm rain November10.0/10Excellent23.8°C max, 94mm rain December9.6/10Excellent25.8°C max, 44mm rain

Compare and Explore

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