What is the best time to visit Jindabyne?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Jindabyne?

Jindabyne has an annual Comfort Score of 5.3/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Jindabyne?

Yes, Jindabyne averages about 97 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in July.

Jindabyne Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (36.42°S, 148.62°E, 950m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

5.3/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: February (10.0/10). Ranked #178 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

February is the sweet spot

February: 10.0/10. May: 1.0/10. Annual score 5.3/10, ranked #178 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

5.7 - 17.1°C

Days 6.7 degrees cooler; nights 8.6 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

715mm

18% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

108 days/yr

3 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.6 MJ/m²

0.7 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

47%

1 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.8/10

11.2 - 24.2°C

198mm rain

Autumn5.0/10

5.6 - 17.0°C

141mm rain

Winter1.0/10

0.4 - 9.5°C

169mm rain

Spring5.5/10

5.5 - 17.6°C

208mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 24.5 degrees. July has the coolest nights at -0.7 degrees.

Rainfall

715mm falls across 108 rain days. January is wettest (147mm), March driest (22mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 7 times.

Comfort window

February scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. May 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 Jindabyne with the national climate baseline.