What is the best time to visit Portland?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Portland?

Portland has an annual Comfort Score of 5.4/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Portland Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (38.34°S, 141.60°E, 14m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

5.4/10

Variable comfort year-round

Best month: February (10.0/10). Ranked #172 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 5.4/10, ranked #172 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

11.1 - 17.9°C

Days 5.9 degrees cooler; nights 3.2 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

649mm

26% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

117 days/yr

12 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

15.2 MJ/m²

3.1 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

58%

10 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.1/10

13.8 - 21.6°C

117mm rain

Autumn5.6/10

11.6 - 18.2°C

92mm rain

Winter2.0/10

8.1 - 14.1°C

191mm rain

Spring5.0/10

10.8 - 17.4°C

250mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 22.2 degrees. July has the coolest nights at 7.4 degrees.

Rainfall

649mm falls across 117 rain days. November is wettest (91mm), February driest (5mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 19 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 Portland 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 Portland.

January8.2/10Excellent21.2°C max, 71mm rain February10.0/10Excellent22.2°C max, 5mm rain March9.2/10Excellent21.9°C max, 14mm rain April4.0/10Challenging16.9°C max, 54mm rain May3.5/10Challenging15.9°C max, 23mm rain June1.5/10Challenging13.2°C max, 37mm rain July1.0/10Challenging13.0°C max, 84mm rain August3.4/10Challenging16.2°C max, 70mm rain September2.3/10Challenging14.8°C max, 90mm rain October5.6/10Variable17.7°C max, 68mm rain November7.1/10Good19.8°C max, 91mm rain December9.1/10Excellent21.5°C max, 41mm rain

Compare and Explore

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