Best time to visit Southeast Australia & Tasmania

The best time to visit Southeast Australia & Tasmania is January to March, judged across 11 places; June is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Oceania · 11 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Southeast Australia & Tasmania month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januaryin season24°C highs · 12 h sunHobart, Launceston, Cradle Mountain
Februaryin season23°C highs · 11 h sunHobart, Launceston, Melbourne
Marchin seasonarts festival · 22°C highs · 10 h sunMelbourne, Adelaide, Launceston
Aprilgoodautumn colour · 19°C highsAdelaide, Canberra, Melbourne
Maygoodautumn colour · 16°C highsAdelaide, Melbourne, Canberra
Junenot its bestoff-season shutdown · 13°C highs · best Dec–MarAdelaide, Melbourne, Thredbo
Julygood13°C highsThredbo, Adelaide, Melbourne
Augustgood14°C highsThredbo, Adelaide, Melbourne
Septembergood16°C highs · 9 h sunAdelaide, Melbourne, Canberra
Octobergood18°C highs · 10 h sunAdelaide, Canberra, Melbourne
Novembergood20°C highs · 11 h sunAdelaide, Melbourne, Canberra
Decembergood22°C highs · 12 h sunMelbourne, Adelaide, Launceston

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 11 places in Southeast Australia & Tasmania

Southeast Australia & Tasmania — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Southeast Australia & Tasmania?
January to March. In February: 23°C highs · 11 h sun.
When is the low season in Southeast Australia & Tasmania?
Southeast Australia & Tasmania has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; June is the weakest (off-season shutdown · 13°C highs · best Dec–Mar).
Which months are in season in Southeast Australia & Tasmania?
January to March — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.