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Best time to visit Victoria

August is the best time to visit Victoria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 95/100
A beach holiday August sea 12 °C
The least cloud July 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 15 mm
Warmth August 21 °C
Cooler weather December 6.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 95 21 °C 3 48
2 July 95 21 °C 3 48
3 September 86 18 °C 7 32
4 June 85 18 °C 6 31
5 May 73 15 °C 8 19
6 October 59 13 °C 12 5
7 April 53 12 °C 12 7
8 March 38 9.3 °C 15 0
9 November 36 8.9 °C 17 0
10 February 34 7.6 °C 13 4
11 January 26 6.7 °C 17 0
12 December 26 6.5 °C 16 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 12 °C and air temperatures around 21 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.9 °C 6.7 °C 75 % 0
February 7.9 °C 7.6 °C 69 % 4
March 8.2 °C 9.3 °C 70 % 0
April 9.0 °C 12 °C 66 % 7
May 10 °C 15 °C 60 % 19
June 11 °C 18 °C 56 % 31
July 12 °C 21 °C 41 % 48
August 12 °C 21 °C 44 % 48
September 11 °C 18 °C 49 % 32
October 10 °C 13 °C 64 % 5
November 9.2 °C 8.9 °C 72 % 0
December 8.5 °C 6.5 °C 75 % 0

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 6.5 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.7 °C 160 mm 75 %
February 7.6 °C 99 mm 69 %
March 9.3 °C 107 mm 70 %
April 11.8 °C 67 mm 66 %
May 15.3 °C 43 mm 60 %
June 17.6 °C 28 mm 56 %
July 20.8 °C 15 mm 41 %
August 21.0 °C 22 mm 44 %
September 18.2 °C 44 mm 49 %
October 13.0 °C 106 mm 64 %
November 8.9 °C 165 mm 72 %
December 6.5 °C 157 mm 75 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.