What is the best time to visit Mount Gambier?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Mount Gambier?

Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier?

Yes, Mount Gambier averages about 3 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in June.

Mount Gambier Weather and Climate

South Australia, Australia (37.83°S, 140.78°E, 43m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

5.9/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: January (10.0/10). Ranked #142 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

January is the sweet spot

January: 10.0/10. July: 1.0/10. Annual score 5.9/10, ranked #142 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

9.5 - 18.8°C

Days 5.0 degrees cooler; nights 4.8 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

627mm

28% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

112 days/yr

7 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

15.4 MJ/m²

2.9 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

55%

7 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer10.0/10

12.4 - 23.7°C

121mm rain

Autumn6.6/10

9.7 - 19.7°C

58mm rain

Winter1.8/10

6.5 - 14.0°C

220mm rain

Spring5.4/10

9.3 - 17.9°C

229mm rain

Temperature

March has the warmest afternoons at 24.5 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 5.1 degrees.

Rainfall

627mm falls across 112 rain days. July is wettest (92mm), February driest (2mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 54 times.

Comfort window

January scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. July 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 Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier.

January10.0/10Excellent23.7°C max, 70mm rain February10.0/10Excellent24.4°C max, 2mm rain March10.0/10Excellent24.5°C max, 8mm rain April4.9/10Variable17.4°C max, 33mm rain May5.0/10Variable17.2°C max, 16mm rain June1.3/10Challenging13.2°C max, 46mm rain July1.0/10Challenging12.9°C max, 92mm rain August3.0/10Challenging16.0°C max, 82mm rain September2.1/10Challenging14.8°C max, 78mm rain October5.9/10Variable18.1°C max, 68mm rain November8.1/10Excellent20.9°C max, 83mm rain December10.0/10Excellent23.0°C max, 50mm rain

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