Bathurst (New South Wales) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Bathurst (New South Wales) is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with October and January close behind. Bathurst (New South Wales) averages about 2,957 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,957
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 648 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 733 m
When is the best time to visit Bathurst (New South Wales)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bathurst (New South Wales) is April, then October and January. The dullest month is June (22/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bathurst (New South Wales)?
Bathurst (New South Wales) gets a lot of sun: around 2,957 hours a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate April (90) from June (22), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #71 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 648 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 63 mm | 11 |
| February | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 83 mm | 10 |
| March | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 66 mm | 8 |
| April | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 37 mm | 6 |
| May | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| June | 22 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| July | 22 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| August | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| September | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 42 mm | 5 |
| October | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 50 mm | 7 |
| November | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 71 mm | 9 |
| December | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 73 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 153 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 214 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 215 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Ballina Australia · 630 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 644 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 689 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Parkes Australia · 135 km · 3,166 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Wollongong Australia · 166 km · 2,610 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dubbo Australia · 166 km · 3,292 h sun/yr · best in May
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