What is the best time to visit Margaret River?

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

What is the Comfort Score for Margaret River?

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

Margaret River Weather and Climate

Western Australia, Australia (33.95°S, 115.07°E, 84m elevation) Mediterranean (Csa)

6.8/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: March (10.0/10). Ranked #71 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. August: 1.8/10. Annual score 6.8/10, ranked #71 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

13.5 - 21.1°C

Days 2.7 degrees cooler; nights 0.8 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

867mm

1% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

118 days/yr

13 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

18.4 MJ/m²

0.1 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

52%

4 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.6/10

15.8 - 25.7°C

30mm rain

Autumn8.9/10

14.4 - 23.6°C

150mm rain

Winter2.4/10

11.9 - 16.4°C

554mm rain

Spring6.5/10

11.8 - 18.6°C

133mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 27.4 degrees. September has the coolest nights at 10.6 degrees.

Rainfall

867mm falls across 118 rain days. August is wettest (245mm), February driest (3mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 91 times.

Comfort window

March scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. August is the hardest month at 1.8/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Margaret River 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 Margaret River.

January9.7/10Excellent26.4°C max, 9mm rain February9.1/10Excellent27.4°C max, 3mm rain March10.0/10Excellent25.2°C max, 5mm rain April10.0/10Excellent24.4°C max, 5mm rain May6.7/10Good21.3°C max, 140mm rain June3.4/10Challenging17.1°C max, 110mm rain July2.0/10Challenging16.0°C max, 199mm rain August1.8/10Challenging16.1°C max, 245mm rain September4.8/10Variable16.9°C max, 40mm rain October6.3/10Good18.7°C max, 58mm rain November8.3/10Excellent20.3°C max, 35mm rain December10.0/10Excellent23.2°C max, 19mm rain

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