Busselton weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Busselton is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with January and December close behind. Busselton averages about 2,875 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,875
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 731 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Busselton?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Busselton is February, then January and December. The dullest month is July (48/100, 131 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Busselton?
Busselton gets a lot of sun: around 2,875 hours a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate February (94) from July (48), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #77 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 50% of the annual 731 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 16 mm | 12 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 12 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 20 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| April | 88 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 42 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 97 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 118 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 131 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 115 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 89 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 40 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 33 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 18 mm | 11 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Busselton by month
The sea off Busselton is warmest in January at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in July at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 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
- Perth Australia · 201 km · best in Mar · 3,335 h sun/yr
- Kalgoorlie Australia · 655 km · best in Apr · 3,498 h sun/yr
- Newman Australia · 1,220 km · best in Aug · 3,765 h sun/yr
- Karratha Australia · 1,449 km · best in Aug · 3,645 h sun/yr
- Port Hedland Australia · 1,513 km · best in Aug · 3,669 h sun/yr
- Broome Australia · 1,877 km · best in Aug · 3,549 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Karara Australia · 512 km · 3,644 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Geraldton Australia · 548 km · 3,551 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Esperance Australia · 594 km · 2,991 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Kalbarri Australia · 675 km · 3,679 h sun/yr · best in Nov
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