Mount Hotham weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · alpine / mountain town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Mount Hotham is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with February and December close behind. Mount Hotham averages about 2,593 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 67 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,593
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 903 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈15 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,298 m
When is the best time to visit Mount Hotham?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mount Hotham is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (0/100, 87 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mount Hotham?
Mount Hotham gets a lot of sun: around 2,593 hours a year. 82 Sunshine Score points separate January (82) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 67 mm | 11 |
| February | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 79 mm | 9 |
| March | 75 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 70 mm | 8 |
| April | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 62 mm | 5 |
| May | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 56 mm | 3 |
| June | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 87 mm | 2 |
| July | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 74 mm | 2 |
| August | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 78 mm | 3 |
| September | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| October | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 82 mm | 7 |
| November | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 96 mm | 9 |
| December | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 81 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Melbourne Australia · 231 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 256 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 490 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 500 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
- Newcastle Australia · 626 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 644 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- East Albury Australia · 114 km · 2,944 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Cooma Australia · 168 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Forest Hill Australia · 210 km · 3,072 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Melbourne Australia · 228 km · 2,583 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Merimbula Australia · 229 km · 2,718 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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