Merimbula weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Merimbula is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with January and December close behind. Merimbula averages about 2,718 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,718
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 827 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Merimbula?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Merimbula is April, then January and December. The dullest month is July (49/100, 56 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Merimbula?
Merimbula gets a lot of sun: around 2,718 hours a year. April (84/100) is noticeably better than July (49). It ranks #90 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 827 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 | 82 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 69 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 112 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 79 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 85 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| April | 84 | 21° / 70°F | 16° / 61°F | 61 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 43 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 77 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 56 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 52 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 42 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 76 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 67 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 86 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 77 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Merimbula by month
The sea off Merimbula is warmest in February at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in September at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month 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
- Canberra Australia · 189 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 349 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 456 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 490 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 565 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
- Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 690 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cooma Australia · 107 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Moruya Australia · 114 km · 2,587 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mount Hotham Australia · 229 km · 2,593 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Wollongong Australia · 273 km · 2,610 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- East Albury Australia · 279 km · 2,944 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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