Mount Gambier weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Mount Gambier is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and December close behind. Mount Gambier averages about 2,625 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,625

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

613 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

26k

Elevation

61 m

When is the best time to visit Mount Gambier?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mount Gambier is February, then January and December. The dullest month is June (33/100, 80 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mount Gambier?

Mount Gambier gets a lot of sun: around 2,625 hours a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate February (90) from June (33), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #95 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 40% of the annual 613 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Melbourne Australia · 357 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
• Adelaide Australia · 370 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
• Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 694 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
• Canberra Australia · 799 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
• Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 804 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
• Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 1,027 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Melbourne Australia · 362 km · 2,583 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Mildura Australia · 408 km · 3,287 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Burnie Australia · 558 km · 2,450 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Port Lincoln Australia · 561 km · 2,862 h sun/yr · best in Jan