Lord Howe weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Lord Howe is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with February and December close behind. Lord Howe averages about 2,803 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,803
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 903 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 445
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Lord Howe?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lord Howe is May, then February and December. The dullest month is July (67/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lord Howe?
Lord Howe gets a lot of sun: around 2,803 hours a year. May (85/100) is noticeably better than July (67). It ranks #84 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 903 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 | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 77 mm | 12 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 69 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 78 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 81 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 58 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 87 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 83 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 69 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 69 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 61 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| October | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 86 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 81 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 73 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Lord Howe by month
The sea off Lord Howe is warmest in February at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in July at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 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
- Ballina Australia · 609 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Gold Coast Australia · 655 km · best in Sep · 2,742 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 696 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Brisbane Australia · 739 km · best in Jul · 2,861 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 785 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Sunshine Coast Australia · 801 km · best in Jul · 2,956 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Coffs Harbour Australia · 584 km · 2,804 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Port Macquarie Australia · 589 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lismore Australia · 635 km · 2,742 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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