Best time to visit Rockingham
The best time to visit Rockingham is March–May and September–January, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6 °C / 83 °F | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 18 mm / 0.7 in | best month |
| February | 28.8 °C / 84 °F | 19.6 °C / 67 °F | 18 mm / 0.7 in | good month |
| March | 27.1 °C / 81 °F | 18.5 °C / 65 °F | 21 mm / 0.8 in | best month |
| April | 23.7 °C / 75 °F | 16 °C / 61 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
| May | 20.7 °C / 69 °F | 13.4 °C / 56 °F | 64 mm / 2.5 in | best month |
| June | 18.2 °C / 65 °F | 11.8 °C / 53 °F | 91 mm / 3.6 in | good month |
| July | 17 °C / 63 °F | 11.1 °C / 52 °F | 110 mm / 4.3 in | good month |
| August | 17.6 °C / 64 °F | 11.3 °C / 52 °F | 91 mm / 3.6 in | good month |
| September | 18.6 °C / 65 °F | 11.8 °C / 53 °F | 53 mm / 2.1 in | best month |
| October | 21.1 °C / 70 °F | 13.3 °C / 56 °F | 30 mm / 1.2 in | best month |
| November | 23.9 °C / 75 °F | 15.4 °C / 60 °F | 21 mm / 0.8 in | best month |
| December | 26.7 °C / 80 °F | 17.5 °C / 64 °F | 13 mm / 0.5 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: good
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- March–May, September–January
- Good
- February, June–August
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 29.5 °C / 85 °F, wet days 1.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily high 28.6 °C / 83 °F, relative humidity 57%, average daily low 19.2 °C / 67 °F.
February · good
In its favour: precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, feels like (high) 29.8 °C / 86 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, relative humidity 58%, average daily low 19.6 °C / 67 °F.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, average daily high 27.1 °C / 81 °F, wet days 2.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 18.5 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 61%.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 4.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 16 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 66%.
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.7 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, wet days 7.4 days, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, average daily low 13.4 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 71%.
June · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.2 °C / 61 °F, average daily high 18.2 °C / 65 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, wet days 10 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, relative humidity 74%.
July · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 14.7 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily high 17 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 110 mm / 4.3 in, average daily low 11.1 °C / 52 °F, days with heavy rain 4.5 days, relative humidity 76%.
Against: wet days 13.3 days.
August · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.5 °C / 60 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, average daily high 17.6 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, days with heavy rain 3.4 days, wet days 10.8 days, relative humidity 75%.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.9 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, wet days 7.8 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, relative humidity 72%.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 20.4 °C / 69 °F, average daily high 21.1 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 30 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 5.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 13.3 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 68%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 15.4 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 62%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.2 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 17.5 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 58%.
Beach and swimming
Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- November–April
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: average daily high 28.6 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 29.5 °C / 85 °F, wet days 1.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily low 19.2 °C / 67 °F, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.
February · best
In its favour: average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, feels like (high) 29.8 °C / 86 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily low 19.6 °C / 67 °F, wind (daily max) 28 km/h / 17 mph.
March · best
In its favour: average daily high 27.1 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, wet days 2.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 18.5 °C / 65 °F, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.
April · best
In its favour: precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, wet days 4.3 days, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, feels like (high) 23 °C / 73 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph, average daily low 16 °C / 61 °F.
November · best
In its favour: precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 17 mph, average daily low 15.4 °C / 60 °F.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, feels like (high) 27.2 °C / 81 °F, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 17.5 °C / 64 °F, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: good
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: good
- Best
- April–June, August–November
- Good
- March, July, December
Why these months
March · good
In its favour: precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, wet days 2.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, daylight per day 12.3 h, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.
Against: average daily high 27.1 °C / 81 °F, average daily low 18.5 °C / 65 °F, feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F.
April · best
In its favour: precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, wet days 4.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, feels like (high) 23 °C / 73 °F, daylight per day 11.3 h, average daily low 16 °C / 61 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph.
May · best
In its favour: average daily high 20.7 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, wet days 7.4 days, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 13.4 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 14 mph, daylight per day 10.5 h.
June · best
In its favour: average daily high 18.2 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, feels like (high) 16.2 °C / 61 °F, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, wet days 10 days, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph, daylight per day 10.1 h.
July · good
In its favour: average daily high 17 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 110 mm / 4.3 in, feels like (high) 14.7 °C / 58 °F, average daily low 11.1 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 15 mph, daylight per day 10.3 h.
Against: wet days 13.3 days, days with heavy rain 4.5 days.
August · best
In its favour: average daily high 17.6 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, feels like (high) 15.5 °C / 60 °F, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 10.8 days, days with heavy rain 3.4 days, daylight per day 11 h, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.
September · best
In its favour: average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, wet days 7.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, feels like (high) 16.9 °C / 62 °F, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, daylight per day 11.9 h, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 16 mph.
October · best
In its favour: average daily high 21.1 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 30 mm / 1.2 in, wet days 5.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, feels like (high) 20.4 °C / 69 °F, average daily low 13.3 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 12.9 h, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 16 mph.
November · best
In its favour: precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 13.8 h, feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, average daily low 15.4 °C / 60 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 17 mph.
December · good
In its favour: precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, daylight per day 14.2 h, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.
Against: average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, feels like (high) 27.2 °C / 81 °F, average daily low 17.5 °C / 64 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Mount Buller, 2844 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 29.5 °C | 29.8 °C | 27.5 °C | 23 °C | 19.2 °C | 16.2 °C | 14.7 °C | 15.5 °C | 16.9 °C | 20.4 °C | 23.8 °C | 27.2 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.4 days | 0.4 days | 0.5 days | 0.8 days | 2.1 days | 3.5 days | 4.5 days | 3.4 days | 1.8 days | 0.8 days | 0.5 days | 0.3 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 2 pm | 1 am | 12 pm | 11 pm | 6 am | 7 pm | 12 pm | 12 pm | 11 am | 5 pm | 10 am | 6 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 12.8 h | 12.5 h | 11.2 h | 10.1 h | 9.3 h | 8.7 h | 8.6 h | 9.8 h | 10.9 h | 11.7 h | 13.2 h | 13.5 h |
| Relative humidity | 57% | 58% | 61% | 66% | 71% | 74% | 76% | 75% | 72% | 68% | 62% | 58% |
Sea temperature
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature 2022–2025 | 23.5 °C | 23.6 °C | 22.9 °C | 21.4 °C | 20 °C | 18.2 °C | 16.8 °C | 17 °C | 17.6 °C | 19 °C | 20.5 °C | 22.4 °C |
| Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–2025 | 23.8 °C | 23.9 °C | 23.1 °C | 21.6 °C | 20.2 °C | 18.3 °C | 16.9 °C | 17.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 19.2 °C | 20.7 °C | 22.6 °C |
- Very cold 10 °C or less
- Cold 10 to 15 °C
- Cool 15 to 20 °C
- Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
- Warm 25 to 28 °C
- Very warm over 28 °C
The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6.3 µg/m³ | 6.1 µg/m³ | 4.8 µg/m³ | 5 µg/m³ | 5.6 µg/m³ | 6.4 µg/m³ | 7.2 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 8.3 µg/m³ | 7.6 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 11.6 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 8.5 µg/m³ | 8.7 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ | 12.3 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.