Ballina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Ballina is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with August and May close behind. Ballina averages about 2,742 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 39 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,742
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 1,221 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 9k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ballina?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ballina is September, then August and May. The dullest month is January (68/100, 154 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ballina?
Ballina gets a lot of sun: around 2,742 hours a year. September (88/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #88 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 1,221 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 154 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 163 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 68 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 166 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 77 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 98 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 80 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 113 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 80 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 45 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 55 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 39 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 83 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 77 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 99 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 126 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Ballina by month
The sea off Ballina is warmest in January at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in July at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 10 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gold Coast Australia · 74 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 167 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 253 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 470 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 612 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Rockhampton Australia · 680 km · best in Aug · 3,135 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lismore Australia · 30 km · 2,742 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Coffs Harbour Australia · 171 km · 2,804 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Toowoomba Australia · 224 km · 3,195 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Ballina compares month by month: Ballina vs Brisbane · Ballina vs Sydney (Mascot) · Ballina vs Gold Coast · Ballina vs Newcastle · all comparisons
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