January in Victoria: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.2/10January averages 5°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 143 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.2/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 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 proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? July scores 6.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Victoria — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.5/10February averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 83 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.5/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 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.
Flexible dates? July scores 5.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Victoria: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.5/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 6 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.5/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Victoria — 4.1 points higher on the same scale.
April in Victoria: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.5/10April averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 83 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.4 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 3.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Victoria: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 8.2/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in May. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 58 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.2/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 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.
June is one of the strongest months in Victoria (3rd)
Best window · 8.8/10June averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 49 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.9 hours of daylight.
A 8.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Victoria (3rd of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.6/10.
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.
July in Victoria — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.6/10July 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 22 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.5 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Victoria at 9.6/10 — 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.
August is one of the strongest months in Victoria (2nd)
Best window · 9.4/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 38 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.1 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Victoria at 9.4/10 (2nd of 12), just behind July at 9.6/10.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
September is one of the strongest months in Victoria (4th)
Best window · 8.7/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 34 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 13 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 Victoria at 8.7/10 (4th of 12), just behind July at 9.6/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
October in Victoria — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.3/10October averages 11°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 112 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.3/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 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 proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Victoria: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.6/10November averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 137 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 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 proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? July scores 6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Victoria — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.9/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
165 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 2.9/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Victoria — 6.7 points higher on the same scale.
