What is the best time to visit Bairnsdale?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, March is the best month to visit Bairnsdale, Victoria, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Bairnsdale?

Bairnsdale has an annual Comfort Score of 6.8/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Bairnsdale?

Yes, Bairnsdale averages about 9 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in July.

Bairnsdale Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (37.83°S, 147.61°E, 20m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

6.8/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: March (10.0/10). Ranked #73 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

March is the sweet spot

March: 10.0/10. June: 1.0/10. Annual score 6.8/10, ranked #73 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

9.6 - 20.3°C

Days 3.5 degrees cooler; nights 4.7 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

716mm

18% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

99 days/yr

6 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

16.2 MJ/m²

2.1 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

52%

4 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.6/10

13.5 - 25.5°C

230mm rain

Autumn7.1/10

9.6 - 20.3°C

102mm rain

Winter2.6/10

6.1 - 14.8°C

176mm rain

Spring7.9/10

9.2 - 20.7°C

208mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 25.9 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 5.1 degrees.

Rainfall

716mm falls across 99 rain days. January is wettest (151mm), February driest (10mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 15 times.

Comfort window

March scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June 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 Bairnsdale 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 Bairnsdale.

January9.2/10Excellent25.1°C max, 151mm rain February9.8/10Excellent25.9°C max, 10mm rain March10.0/10Excellent24.5°C max, 41mm rain April6.3/10Good19.1°C max, 35mm rain May4.9/10Variable17.3°C max, 26mm rain June1.0/10Challenging13.1°C max, 61mm rain July1.0/10Challenging13.2°C max, 77mm rain August5.7/10Variable18.1°C max, 38mm rain September5.6/10Variable18.2°C max, 62mm rain October8.0/10Excellent20.4°C max, 59mm rain November10.0/10Excellent23.4°C max, 88mm rain December9.8/10Excellent25.4°C max, 69mm rain

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