When is the best time to visit Blue Mountains?

Mid Apr–Mid May, Mid Sep–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 16.4°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.

When should I avoid visiting Blue Mountains?

Early Jan–Late Feb, Early Jun, Late Jun–Mid Jul, Early Nov, Late Nov is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 18.8°C, with 3.9 rainy days per 10 days.

What is the rainiest time of year in Blue Mountains?

January, February, November, with about 4.5 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

Oceania · Nature travel

Best time to visit Blue Mountains

Mid Apr–Mid May, Mid Sep–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 16.4°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.

View on the globe

Scenery of Blue Mountains — Photo: Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 9.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

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

Climate and season score by month

Month	Level	Daytime high	Rainy days (per 10 days)	Cloud cover
January	Fair	24.1°C	4.4	63.8%
February	Fair	22.9°C	4.5	65.9%
March	Okay	21.0°C	4.1	62.4%
April	Good	17.9°C	2.9	53.3%
May	Good	14.3°C	2.3	49.0%
June	Fair	11.1°C	2.8	51.8%
July	Fair	10.7°C	2.4	46.7%
August	Okay	12.3°C	2.2	45.4%
September	Good	16.1°C	2.3	47.3%
October	Okay	18.7°C	2.9	57.5%
November	Fair	20.8°C	4.1	64.9%
December	Okay	23.1°C	3.5	62.0%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Blue Mountains?: Mid Apr–Mid May, Mid Sep–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 16.4°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Blue Mountains?: Early Jan–Late Feb, Early Jun, Late Jun–Mid Jul, Early Nov, Late Nov is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 18.8°C, with 3.9 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Blue Mountains?: January, February, November, with about 4.5 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

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: KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)（0 km）. Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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