Best time to visit Ballarat

February is the best month in Ballarat, scoring 89 out of 100, with July the weakest at 49. The 40-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 6 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

January is the warmest month at 28.1 °C and July the coolest at 10.5 °C — a 17.6 °C spread across the year. Around 33 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in January and the months either side. 6 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. June to September carry the rain — up to 13 wet days in a month — while January, February, March, April and December drop as low as 6. That 7-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Ballarat, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in winter to 14.7 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are February, March, December. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Ballarat month by month