When to go · Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham, month by month
The best months for Mount Hotham: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.20 °C / 9 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.19 °C / 9 °C, 7 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.16 °C / 7 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 45 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.11 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.7 °C / 1 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.4 °C / -1 °C, 13 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.2 °C / -3 °C, 14 rain days36 °F / 27 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.3 °C / -3 °C, 14 rain days37 °F / 27 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.6 °C / -1 °C, 13 rain days43 °F / 30 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through). Across Australia: Warm south, building heat in the north; the good compromise month before stinger season.11 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days52 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.15 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatInside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.18 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays