Best time to visit Coffs Harbour

August is the best month in Coffs Harbour, scoring 87 out of 100, with March the weakest at 65. The 22-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 5 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 27.1 °C and July the coolest at 18.5 °C — a 8.6 °C spread across the year.

There is a real wet season here. February to March carry the rain — up to 19 wet days in a month — while July to September drop as low as 6. That 13-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Coffs Harbour, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea is comfortable for swimming in January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December — 25.8 °C at its warmest against 20.5 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 10.2 hours in winter to 14.1 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

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

Coffs Harbour month by month