Best time to visit Flying Fish Cove

September is the best time to visit Flying Fish Cove for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly August to November.

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 September comfort 75/100
A beach holiday September sea 26 °C
The least cloud August 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 25 mm
Warmth April 27 °C
Cooler weather September 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 75 25 °C 4 94
2 October 73 25 °C 5 92
3 August 72 25 °C 6 89
4 November 68 26 °C 9 85
5 July 64 25 °C 11 81
6 December 63 26 °C 13 75
7 June 59 26 °C 13 75
8 January 56 27 °C 18 71
9 May 54 27 °C 15 71
10 February 52 27 °C 20 71
11 March 51 27 °C 21 70
12 April 50 27 °C 20 70

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 27 °C 72 % 71
February 29 °C 27 °C 75 % 71
March 29 °C 27 °C 69 % 70
April 29 °C 27 °C 65 % 70
May 29 °C 27 °C 53 % 71
June 28 °C 26 °C 53 % 75
July 27 °C 25 °C 52 % 81
August 26 °C 25 °C 50 % 89
September 26 °C 25 °C 54 % 94
October 27 °C 25 °C 58 % 92
November 28 °C 26 °C 66 % 85
December 28 °C 26 °C 72 % 75

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 27 °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 26.6 °C 179 mm 72 %
February 26.7 °C 204 mm 75 %
March 27.0 °C 213 mm 69 %
April 27.1 °C 165 mm 65 %
May 26.9 °C 94 mm 53 %
June 26.3 °C 88 mm 53 %
July 25.5 °C 53 mm 52 %
August 25.0 °C 25 mm 50 %
September 24.8 °C 25 mm 54 %
October 25.3 °C 42 mm 58 %
November 25.9 °C 75 mm 66 %
December 26.3 °C 132 mm 72 %

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.

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