Griffith weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Griffith is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and October close behind. Griffith averages about 3,283 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,283
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 405 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 131 m
When is the best time to visit Griffith?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Griffith is April, then September and October. The dullest month is July (46/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Griffith?
Griffith is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,283 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate April (94) from July (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #46 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 405 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 | 56 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 28 mm | 12 |
| February | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 45 mm | 10 |
| March | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 39 mm | 8 |
| April | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 25 mm | 5 |
| May | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 25 mm | 3 |
| June | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 40 mm | 2 |
| July | 46 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 32 mm | 2 |
| August | 62 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| September | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 29 mm | 5 |
| October | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 33 mm | 7 |
| November | 91 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 41 mm | 9 |
| December | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 37 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Canberra Australia · 309 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 396 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 472 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 559 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Adelaide Australia · 694 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 817 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Narrandera Australia · 65 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Forest Hill Australia · 163 km · 3,072 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- East Albury Australia · 218 km · 2,944 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Parkes Australia · 236 km · 3,166 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Dubbo Australia · 325 km · 3,292 h sun/yr · best in May
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