What is the best time to visit Lightning Ridge?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Lightning Ridge?

Lightning Ridge has an annual Comfort Score of 5.7/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

What is the hottest month in Lightning Ridge?

January is the hottest month in Lightning Ridge with average daily highs reaching 36.5 degrees Celsius. The city records about 72 days above 35 degrees per year.

Lightning Ridge Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (29.43°S, 147.98°E, 151m elevation) Hot semi-arid (BSh)

5.7/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: September (10.0/10). Ranked #158 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: 1.2/10. Annual score 5.7/10, ranked #158 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

15.9 - 27.6°C

Days 3.8 degrees warmer; nights 1.6 degrees warmer

Annual rainfall

530mm

39% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

62 days/yr

43 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

20.1 MJ/m²

1.8 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

35%

13 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer2.5/10

23.6 - 35.5°C

132mm rain

Autumn7.3/10

15.9 - 26.7°C

172mm rain

Winter6.3/10

7.7 - 18.6°C

104mm rain

Spring6.9/10

16.2 - 29.7°C

122mm rain

Temperature

January has the warmest afternoons at 36.5 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 6.2 degrees.

Rainfall

530mm falls across 62 rain days. November is wettest (82mm), July driest (18mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 5 times.

Comfort window

September scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. January is the hardest month at 1.2/10.

Planning cue

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