Burnie weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Burnie is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with January close behind. Burnie averages about 2,450 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 42 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,450
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,120 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 17 m
When is the best time to visit Burnie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Burnie is February, then January. The dullest month is August (22/100, 146 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Burnie?
Burnie gets a moderate 2,450 hours of sunshine a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate February (86) from August (22), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #112 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 1,120 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 | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 58 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 42 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 76 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 83 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 105 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 117 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 134 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 146 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 115 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 91 mm | 6 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 76 mm | 8 | 15° / 59°F |
| December | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Burnie by month
The sea off Burnie is warmest in January at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in August at 12°C / 54°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 138 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
- Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 252 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 378 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 702 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 919 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Adelaide Australia · 921 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Devonport Australia · 62 km · 2,414 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Whitemark Australia · 216 km · 2,688 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Melbourne Australia · 370 km · 2,583 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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