Oceania · Beach travel

Best time to visit Byron Bay

Early Aug–Mid Aug, Early Sep–Early Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.5°C, with 1.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Byron Bay
Photo: Kpravin2 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 12.7-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Byron Bay season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 40.9)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 45.0)Late Jan: Fair (season score 37.3)Early Feb: Fair (season score 39.7)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 38.5)Late Feb: Fair (season score 28.8)Early Mar: Fair (season score 28.8)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 49.9)Late Mar: Fair (season score 37.7)Early Apr: Fair (season score 38.8)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 52.4)Late Apr: Okay (season score 45.7)Early May: Fair (season score 38.9)Mid May: Okay (season score 45.6)Late May: Okay (season score 52.4)Early Jun: Fair (season score 39.2)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 38.1)Late Jun: Fair (season score 39.7)Early Jul: Fair (season score 41.8)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 42.5)Late Jul: Fair (season score 41.3)Early Aug: Good (season score 62.0)Mid Aug: Good (season score 59.0)Late Aug: Okay (season score 49.3)Early Sep: Good (season score 60.5)Mid Sep: Good (season score 71.2)Late Sep: Good (season score 61.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 63.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 50.7)Late Oct: Okay (season score 51.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 45.0)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 51.3)Late Nov: Okay (season score 47.2)Early Dec: Okay (season score 46.7)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 49.6)Late Dec: Fair (season score 41.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair27.9°C3.260.0%
FebruaryFair27.5°C4.260.0%
MarchFair26.6°C4.259.7%
AprilOkay24.0°C4.054.8%
MayOkay21.4°C3.754.2%
JuneFair19.3°C3.454.5%
JulyFair18.8°C2.846.8%
AugustOkay20.0°C2.342.8%
SeptemberGood22.0°C2.042.5%
OctoberOkay23.6°C2.951.3%
NovemberOkay25.1°C3.258.9%
DecemberOkay26.7°C3.259.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)(2 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.