What is the best time to visit Lorne?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Lorne?

Lorne has an annual Comfort Score of 6.0/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Lorne Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (38.54°S, 143.98°E, 0m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

6.0/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: February (10.0/10). Ranked #138 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. July: 1.0/10. Annual score 6.0/10, ranked #138 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

11.0 - 18.8°C

Days 5.0 degrees cooler; nights 3.3 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

584mm

33% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

115 days/yr

10 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

15.5 MJ/m²

2.8 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

57%

9 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer10.0/10

13.7 - 23.6°C

95mm rain

Autumn5.8/10

11.7 - 18.8°C

111mm rain

Winter2.1/10

8.3 - 14.1°C

164mm rain

Spring6.2/10

10.4 - 18.7°C

214mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 24.0 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 7.6 degrees.

Rainfall

584mm falls across 115 rain days. November is wettest (91mm), February driest (4mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 25 times.

Comfort window

February 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 Lorne 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 Lorne.

January9.9/10Excellent23.0°C max, 45mm rain February10.0/10Excellent23.9°C max, 4mm rain March10.0/10Excellent22.7°C max, 9mm rain April4.4/10Challenging17.5°C max, 57mm rain May2.9/10Challenging16.1°C max, 46mm rain June1.3/10Challenging13.1°C max, 35mm rain July1.0/10Challenging12.7°C max, 79mm rain August4.0/10Challenging16.6°C max, 50mm rain September3.2/10Challenging15.7°C max, 70mm rain October6.7/10Good18.8°C max, 53mm rain November8.6/10Excellent21.7°C max, 91mm rain December10.0/10Excellent24.0°C max, 46mm rain

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