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Best Time for Melbourne, Goldfields and Gariwerd Public Road

Last updated: 2026-09-20

Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The published journey avoids the highest-risk summer fire period but still requires exact-date road, park, weather, fire and works checks.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	13.1°C	28.8°C	39 mm	14.3 h
February	12.9°C	27.5°C	35 mm	13.4 h
March	11.4°C	24.6°C	33 mm	12.3 h
April	8.6°C	20.0°C	42 mm	11.0 h
May	6.2°C	15.3°C	48 mm	10.0 h
June	4.4°C	12.2°C	57 mm	9.5 h
July	3.7°C	11.4°C	58 mm	9.7 h
August	3.7°C	12.4°C	61 mm	10.6 h
September	5.0°C	15.3°C	53 mm	11.8 h
October	6.7°C	19.2°C	46 mm	13.0 h
November	9.4°C	23.3°C	53 mm	14.0 h
December	11.1°C	26.0°C	45 mm	14.5 h

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