SeasonMapCradle Mountain (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair) weather by month
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The best time to visit Cradle Mountain (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair) is January to March — 92/100 in January, 18°C and 10 rainy days. The best season is summer, December to February (86/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 45/100 — cold, soaked, clean air. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Australia →
Cradle Mountain, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Cradle Mountain is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 92 | S | 18°C | 10 d | 11 h | Peak | 4 |
| FebFebruary | 88 | A | 17°C | 11 d | 10 h | Busy | 4 |
| MarMarch | 82 | A | 15°C | 13 d | 9 h | Busy | 3 |
| AprApril | 71 | B | 12°C | 17 d | 7 h | Busy | 4 |
| MayMay | 56 | D | 9°C | 20 d | 6 h | Shoulder | 4 |
| JunJune | 55 | D | 7°C | 19 d | 5 h | Busy | 2 |
| JulJuly | 45 | F | 6°C | 23 d | 5 h | Busy | 2 |
| AugAugust | 49 | F | 7°C | 24 d | 6 h | Quiet | 2 |
| SepSeptember | 53 | D | 8°C | 23 d | 7 h | Busy | 2 |
| OctOctober | 65 | C | 11°C | 21 d | 9 h | Busy | 3 |
| NovNovember | 75 | B | 13°C | 16 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 3 |
| DecDecember | 79 | B | 15°C | 17 d | 11 h | Peak | 4 |
What's on in Cradle Mountain through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Cradle Mountain in January
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsTasmanian summer holidays, Summer holidays in Australia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet