What is the best time to visit Goolwa?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Goolwa?

Goolwa has an annual Comfort Score of 7.2/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Goolwa Weather and Climate

South Australia, Australia (35.50°S, 138.78°E, 6m elevation) Cold semi-arid (BSk)

7.2/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: February (10.0/10). Ranked #39 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. June: 1.8/10. Annual score 7.2/10, ranked #39 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

11.8 - 20.6°C

Days 3.2 degrees cooler; nights 2.5 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

442mm

50% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

75 days/yr

30 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.3 MJ/m²

1.0 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

50%

2 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.9/10

15.1 - 24.8°C

133mm rain

Autumn7.4/10

11.9 - 20.6°C

49mm rain

Winter3.3/10

8.4 - 15.7°C

160mm rain

Spring8.4/10

11.8 - 21.3°C

100mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 25.8 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 7.6 degrees.

Rainfall

442mm falls across 75 rain days. January is wettest (112mm), February driest (1mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 102 times.

Comfort window

February scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.8/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Goolwa 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 Goolwa.

January9.7/10Excellent23.2°C max, 112mm rain February10.0/10Excellent25.3°C max, 1mm rain March10.0/10Excellent25.3°C max, 10mm rain April6.3/10Good18.6°C max, 22mm rain May5.8/10Variable17.9°C max, 18mm rain June1.8/10Challenging14.6°C max, 76mm rain July2.4/10Challenging14.4°C max, 49mm rain August5.7/10Variable18.2°C max, 35mm rain September6.1/10Good18.0°C max, 26mm rain October9.1/10Excellent21.8°C max, 26mm rain November10.0/10Excellent24.2°C max, 48mm rain December10.0/10Excellent25.8°C max, 20mm rain

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