Best time to visit Hervey Bay

August is the best month in Hervey Bay, scoring 91 out of 100, with December the weakest at 52. The 39-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs May to September — 5 months within ten points of the best.

January is the warmest month at 31.9 °C and June the coolest at 22.3 °C — a 9.6 °C spread across the year. Around 109 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in January and the months either side.

There is a real wet season here. February, March and December carry the rain — up to 15 wet days in a month — while July to September drop as low as 5. That 10-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Hervey Bay, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10.6 hours in winter to 13.7 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

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

Hervey Bay month by month