January: the best month of the year in Margaret River
Best window · 10/10Trail conditions at 21°C (70°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in January; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
At just 3 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Margaret River at 10/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
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, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
February ranks 3rd of 12 for Margaret River — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.9/10Trail conditions at 21°C (71°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in February; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
At just 6 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.3 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Margaret River at 9.9/10 (3rd of 12), just behind January at 10/10.
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, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Margaret River — one of the year's strongest windows (5th)
Best window · 9.7/10March averages 21°C (69°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Rain is a non-issue at 14 mm for the month, with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Margaret River (5th of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
April holds up well in Margaret River — 8th best month
Good · 8.3/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (66°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 48 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 14 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 10/10 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, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Margaret River — 1.7 points higher on the same scale.
May in Margaret River — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.7/10May averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 66 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 6.7/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 10/10 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, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Margaret River — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
114 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 1 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.5/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 10/10 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, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Margaret River — 4.5 points higher on the same scale.
July in Margaret River — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.5/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
124 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.5/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 10/10 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 proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Margaret River — 4.5 points higher on the same scale.
August in Margaret River — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.5/10August averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 108 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 10/10 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, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September ranks 7th of 12 for Margaret River — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.5/10September averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 51 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 hours of daylight.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Margaret River (7th of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 1.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
October ranks 6th of 12 for Margaret River — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.7/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 30 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.9 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Margaret River at 9.7/10 (6th of 12), just behind January at 10/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
November in Margaret River — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 9.8/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 18 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Margaret River at 9.8/10 (4th of 12), just behind January at 10/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
December is one of the strongest months in Margaret River (2nd)
Best window · 10/10December averages 20°C (67°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Rain is a non-issue at 5 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.3 hours of daylight to work with.
A 10/10 puts this among the year's best months in Margaret River (2nd of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
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, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
