What is the best time to visit Geelong?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Geelong?

Geelong has an annual Comfort Score of 6.6/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Geelong?

Yes, Geelong averages about 4 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in July.

Geelong Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (38.15°S, 144.36°E, 23m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

6.6/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: January (10.0/10). Ranked #89 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 6.6/10, ranked #89 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

10.3 - 20.0°C

Days 3.8 degrees cooler; nights 4.0 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

502mm

43% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

85 days/yr

20 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

15.6 MJ/m²

2.7 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

50%

2 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.8/10

14.0 - 25.4°C

85mm rain

Autumn6.6/10

10.6 - 20.1°C

118mm rain

Winter2.6/10

6.8 - 14.5°C

110mm rain

Spring7.2/10

10.0 - 19.8°C

190mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 26.4 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 6.2 degrees.

Rainfall

502mm falls across 85 rain days. November is wettest (84mm), February driest (1mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 64 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 Geelong 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 Geelong.

January10.0/10Excellent24.2°C max, 49mm rain February9.8/10Excellent26.4°C max, 1mm rain March9.9/10Excellent25.3°C max, 16mm rain April5.4/10Variable18.3°C max, 66mm rain May4.4/10Challenging16.8°C max, 36mm rain June2.2/10Challenging13.6°C max, 16mm rain July1.0/10Challenging12.8°C max, 56mm rain August4.7/10Variable17.1°C max, 38mm rain September4.6/10Variable16.7°C max, 43mm rain October7.2/10Good19.5°C max, 63mm rain November9.8/10Excellent23.2°C max, 84mm rain December9.7/10Excellent25.7°C max, 34mm rain

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