Port Lincoln weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇺 Australia · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Port Lincoln is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with February and March close behind. Port Lincoln averages about 2,862 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,862
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 370 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Port Lincoln?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Port Lincoln is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (50/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Port Lincoln?
Port Lincoln gets a lot of sun: around 2,862 hours a year. January (94/100) is noticeably better than July (50). It ranks #79 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 43% of the annual 370 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 13 mm | 12 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 15 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 21 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| April | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 26 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 39 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 60 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 53 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 58 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 47 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| September | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 37 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 21 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 19 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 19 mm | 11 | 22° / 72°F |
Sea temperature in Port Lincoln by month
The sea off Port Lincoln is warmest in February at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in July at 13°C / 55°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 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
- Adelaide Australia · 245 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Melbourne Australia · 873 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Canberra Australia · 1,215 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
- Alice Springs Australia · 1,216 km · best in Aug · 3,770 h sun/yr
- Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 1,255 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr
- Hobart (Cambridge) Australia · 1,360 km · best in Feb · 2,388 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Whyalla Australia · 229 km · 3,268 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Olympic Dam Australia · 468 km · 3,690 h sun/yr · best in May
- Mount Eba Australia · 545 km · 3,743 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Mount Gambier Australia · 561 km · 2,625 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mildura Australia · 571 km · 3,287 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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