Esperance weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Esperance is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with February and January close behind. Esperance averages about 2,991 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,991
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 526 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 137 m
When is the best time to visit Esperance?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Esperance is December, then February and January. The dullest month is July (57/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Esperance?
Esperance gets a lot of sun: around 2,991 hours a year. December (92/100) is noticeably better than July (57). It ranks #69 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 526 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 | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 38 mm | 12 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 31 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 34 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 34 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 48 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 52 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 64 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 68 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 80 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 53 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 41 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 38 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 25 mm | 11 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Esperance by month
The sea off Esperance is warmest in February at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in July at 17°C / 63°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
- Kalgoorlie Australia · 323 km · best in Apr · 3,498 h sun/yr
- Perth Australia · 581 km · best in Mar · 3,335 h sun/yr
- Newman Australia · 1,158 km · best in Aug · 3,765 h sun/yr
- Port Hedland Australia · 1,512 km · best in Aug · 3,669 h sun/yr
- Karratha Australia · 1,526 km · best in Aug · 3,645 h sun/yr
- Adelaide Australia · 1,539 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Leonora Australia · 537 km · 3,655 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Laverton Australia · 567 km · 3,623 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Busselton Australia · 594 km · 2,875 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cosmo Newbery Australia · 656 km · 3,601 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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