Best time to visit the Australian east coast

The best time to visit the Australian east coast is April, September, October, November and December, judged across 9 places; March is its weakest month.

in seasongoodnot its bestlow season

Updated September 2026 · Oceania · 9 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

The Australian east coast month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarygood28°C highs · 11 h sunLord Howe Island, Hervey Bay, Byron Bay
Februarygood28°C highs · 11 h sunHervey Bay, Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast
Marchgood27°C highs · 9 h sunHervey Bay, Lord Howe Island, Katoomba
Aprilin season25°C highs · 10 h sunHervey Bay, Katoomba, Gold Coast
Maygood22°C highsBrisbane, Katoomba, Sydney
Junegoodwhale season · 20°C highsBrisbane, Hervey Bay, Noosa
Julygoodwhale season · dry season · 20°C highsBrisbane, Hervey Bay, Gold Coast
Augustgoodwhale season · dry season · 21°C highsBrisbane, Hervey Bay, Gold Coast
Septemberin seasonwhale season · dry season · 23°C highsBrisbane, Hervey Bay, Gold Coast
Octoberin seasonwhale season · 24°C highs · 10 h sunKatoomba, Hervey Bay, Sydney
Novemberin seasonwhale season · 26°C highs · 11 h sunHervey Bay, Katoomba, Gold Coast
Decemberin season28°C highs · 11 h sunHervey Bay, Lord Howe Island, Sydney

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 9 places in the Australian east coast

The Australian east coast — FAQ

When is the best time to visit the Australian east coast?
April, September, October, November and December. In September: whale season · dry season · 23°C highs.
When is the low season in the Australian east coast?
The Australian east coast has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; March is the weakest (27°C highs · 9 h sun).
Which months are in season in the Australian east coast?
April, September, October, November and December — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.