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Best Time for the Great Ocean Road
Sweet spot: August, September, May — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
High summer: leave Melbourne early to beat coach traffic; total fire ban days close some walks.
Southern right whales calve off Warrnambool — bring binoculars.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3–37.0°C | 44 mm | 14.4 h | |
| February | 9.8–36.8°C | 42 mm | 13.5 h | |
| March | 10.4–34.6°C | 46 mm | 12.3 h | |
| April | 7.8–28.7°C | 60 mm | 11.0 h | |
| May | 6.7–23.9°C | 68 mm | 9.9 h | |
| June | 5.1–20.6°C | 78 mm | 9.3 h | |
| July | 4.0–17.5°C | 83 mm | 9.6 h | |
| August | 4.5–19.8°C | 88 mm | 10.5 h | |
| September | 5.3–23.0°C | 73 mm | 11.8 h | |
| October | 6.0–27.8°C | 64 mm | 13.0 h | |
| November | 6.7–31.5°C | 65 mm | 14.1 h | |
| December | 8.9–36.1°C | 54 mm | 14.7 h |