January ranks 3rd of 12 for Twelve Apostles — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.1/10January averages 19°C (66°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Rainfall runs 74 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 hours of daylight.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Twelve Apostles (3rd of 12); only February scores higher, at 9.9/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. 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, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
February in Twelve Apostles — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.9/10February 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.
Expect 22 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.5 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Twelve Apostles at 9.9/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Plan for 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Twelve Apostles — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 39 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Twelve Apostles at 9.1/10 (4th of 12), just behind February at 9.9/10.
Budget for 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.
April in Twelve Apostles — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.1/10April 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 47 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.1/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on 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? February scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Twelve Apostles — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 41 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 1 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.9 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 6.4/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 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, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, February is materially better in Twelve Apostles — 3.5 points higher on the same scale.
June in Twelve Apostles — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.6/10June averages 11°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 60 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.6/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? February scores 4.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
July in Twelve Apostles: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.8/10July averages 10°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 49 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? February scores 4.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Twelve Apostles — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.8/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in August. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 47 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 4 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.8/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, February is materially better in Twelve Apostles — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
September in Twelve Apostles: strong conditions, 7th of 12
Good · 8/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 49 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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, February is materially better in Twelve Apostles — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
October ranks 6th of 12 for Twelve Apostles — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.9/10October averages 14°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 85 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13 hours of daylight.
A 8.9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Twelve Apostles (6th of 12); only February scores higher, at 9.9/10.
Figure on 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.
November is one of the strongest months in Twelve Apostles (5th)
Best window · 9.1/10November 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 75 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.1 hours of daylight.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Twelve Apostles (5th of 12); only February scores higher, at 9.9/10.
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.
December in Twelve Apostles — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.3/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 61 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Twelve Apostles at 9.3/10 (2nd of 12), just behind February at 9.9/10.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
