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Best Time for Mornington Peninsula & Phillip Island

Last updated: 2026-08-16

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

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Bathing-box summer: Sorrento's sea baths, hot springs booked to the brim, peninsula pinot on every deck — and the penguin parade waddling nightly regardless.
Winter is the connoisseur's window — steam rising off the hot springs at dusk, whales off Phillip Island, and the penguins in their thousands with parkas in the stands.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	15.4°C	22.4°C	44 mm	14.4 h
February	15.9°C	22.3°C	47 mm	13.5 h
March	15.2°C	21.2°C	45 mm	12.3 h
April	13.4°C	18.7°C	63 mm	11.0 h
May	11.6°C	15.8°C	65 mm	9.9 h
June	9.9°C	13.6°C	68 mm	9.3 h
July	8.9°C	12.8°C	68 mm	9.6 h
August	8.8°C	13.2°C	74 mm	10.5 h
September	9.7°C	14.8°C	64 mm	11.8 h
October	10.8°C	16.8°C	62 mm	13.0 h
November	12.5°C	18.9°C	73 mm	14.1 h
December	13.9°C	20.6°C	58 mm	14.7 h

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