January in Bondi Beach — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8.1/10With 23°C (73°F) on average, January delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
129 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 8.1/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
February in Bondi Beach: strong conditions, 2nd of 12
Good · 8.2/10With 23°C (74°F) on average, February delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
126 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 8.2/10 on the same scale — 2nd of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
March in Bondi Beach: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.9/10March averages 23°C (73°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
At 175 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.9/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? December scores 1.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Bondi Beach — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.1/10With 20°C (68°F) on average, April delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
118 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.1/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, December is materially better in Bondi Beach — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
May in Bondi Beach: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.4/10May averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 53 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.4/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? December scores 4.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Bondi Beach — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.5/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 36 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 3 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 3.5/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
If your dates are flexible, December is materially better in Bondi Beach — 5.1 points higher on the same scale.
July in Bondi Beach — off-season conditions
Hardest · 2.6/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 89 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 4 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 2.6/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, December is materially better in Bondi Beach — 6 points higher on the same scale.
August in Bondi Beach: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.7/10August averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 31 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 9 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 daylight hours.
It scores 4.7/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
Flexible dates? December scores 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September in Bondi Beach: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.5/10September averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 44 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 daylight hours.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
Flexible dates? December scores 2.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
October in Bondi Beach: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 7.1/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 74 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, December is materially better in Bondi Beach — 1.5 points higher on the same scale.
November in Bondi Beach: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 7.3/10With 20°C (68°F) on average, November delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
Budget for roughly 98 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.3/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 8.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
December in Bondi Beach — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.6/10December averages 22°C (71°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rainfall runs 63 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.2 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Bondi Beach at 8.6/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
