What is the best time to visit Perisher?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, February is the best month to visit Perisher, New South Wales, scoring 7.8 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Perisher?

Perisher has an annual Comfort Score of 3.3/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Perisher?

Yes, Perisher averages about 164 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in July.

Perisher Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (36.37°S, 148.41°E, 1673m elevation) Oceanic (Cfb)

3.3/10

Challenging comfort year-round

Best month: February (7.8/10). Ranked #204 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: 7.8/10. April: 1.0/10. Annual score 3.3/10, ranked #204 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

3.2 - 12.1°C

Days 11.7 degrees cooler; nights 11.1 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

1,096mm

25% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

129 days/yr

24 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.9 MJ/m²

0.4 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

51%

3 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer7.0/10

8.8 - 19.3°C

290mm rain

Autumn2.8/10

3.9 - 12.8°C

197mm rain

Winter1.0/10

-2.7 - 3.9°C

284mm rain

Spring2.6/10

3.0 - 12.3°C

325mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 20.0 degrees. July has the coolest nights at -4.2 degrees.

Rainfall

1,096mm falls across 129 rain days. January is wettest (181mm), March driest (41mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 4 times.

Comfort window

February scores 7.8/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. April 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 Perisher with the national climate baseline.