When to go · Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach, month by month
The best months for Airlie Beach: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, stingers, cyclone risk).31 °C / 24 °C, 14 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, stingers, cyclone risk).31 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season, stingers, cyclone risk).30 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds)). Across Australia: Autumn colour, Easter holidays; the north begins to dry out late in the month.28 °C / 21 °C, 11 rain days82 °F / 70 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds)). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.26 °C / 18 °C, 9 rain days79 °F / 64 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Airlie Beach's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds).24 °C / 15 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 59 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Airlie Beach's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds).23 °C / 14 °C, 6 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Airlie Beach's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds).24 °C / 15 °C, 5 rain days75 °F / 59 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Airlie Beach's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds).26 °C / 17 °C, 5 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Airlie Beach's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds).28 °C / 20 °C, 7 rain days82 °F / 68 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds)). Across Australia: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.30 °C / 22 °C, 9 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct (dry, cooler, steady trade winds)). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.31 °C / 23 °C, 12 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays