Best time to visit Victoria

July is the best time to visit Victoria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June 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 July comfort 64/100
A beach holiday July sea 26 °C
The least cloud April 52 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 51 mm
Warmth April 28 °C
Cooler weather July 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 64 26 °C 10 82
2 August 61 26 °C 12 80
3 February 59 27 °C 13 74
4 June 58 27 °C 13 78
5 October 57 27 °C 16 72
6 November 57 27 °C 17 72
7 March 56 28 °C 15 68
8 September 56 26 °C 15 73
9 April 53 28 °C 17 67
10 December 52 27 °C 22 72
11 January 51 27 °C 21 71
12 May 51 28 °C 17 69

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 27 °C 70 % 71
February 29 °C 27 °C 65 % 74
March 29 °C 28 °C 59 % 68
April 30 °C 28 °C 52 % 67
May 29 °C 28 °C 59 % 69
June 27 °C 27 °C 68 % 78
July 26 °C 26 °C 71 % 82
August 26 °C 26 °C 68 % 80
September 27 °C 26 °C 63 % 73
October 28 °C 27 °C 54 % 72
November 28 °C 27 °C 55 % 72
December 28 °C 27 °C 62 % 72

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 28 °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 27.0 °C 218 mm 70 %
February 27.5 °C 125 mm 65 %
March 27.9 °C 110 mm 59 %
April 28.2 °C 111 mm 52 %
May 27.8 °C 126 mm 59 %
June 26.5 °C 82 mm 68 %
July 25.6 °C 51 mm 71 %
August 25.6 °C 62 mm 68 %
September 26.2 °C 118 mm 63 %
October 26.7 °C 123 mm 54 %
November 26.9 °C 144 mm 55 %
December 26.9 °C 204 mm 62 %

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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