How warm does The Great Ocean Road get?

Typical daytime highs in The Great Ocean Road are Mar–May 20°C (67°F), Jun–Aug 14°C (56°F), Sep–Nov 19°C (66°F), Dec–Feb 25°C (77°F).

Is The Great Ocean Road expensive?

On the ground, The Great Ocean Road is mid-range.

Oceania / Australia

The Great Ocean Road

Q: What sort of trip is The Great Ocean Road good for?

The Great Ocean Road is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, an unhurried pace.

The Great Ocean Road · Australia · Melbourne

Limestone stacks standing alone in the surf after the cliffs around them eroded away, a coast road built by returning soldiers that hugs the water for the whole drive, and koalas napping in the gum trees along the way.

The best time to visit The Great Ocean Road is Mar–May, Sep–Nov, when typical daytime highs reach about 20°C (67°F). Local time there is 18:43 (UTC+10).

Best time to go

Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

MEL · Melbourne

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing an unhurried pace

In season

March April May September October November

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High8 to 32°C46 to 90°F Rain0 to 120mm0 to 4.7in

March · high 74°F · rain 2.0in · 12.4h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Melbourne, this page’s gateway

The Great Ocean Road month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	27°C81°F	72mm2.8in	14.5h14.5h
February	25°C77°F	41mm1.6in	13.5h13.5h
March	23°C74°F	50mm2.0in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
April	20°C68°F	68mm2.7in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
May	16°C60°F	70mm2.8in	10.1h10.1h	in the recommended window
June	14°C56°F	83mm3.3in	9.6h9.6h
July	13°C55°F	48mm1.9in	9.8h9.8h
August	14°C57°F	66mm2.6in	10.7h10.7h
September	17°C62°F	67mm2.6in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
October	19°C65°F	105mm4.1in	13.1h13.1h	in the recommended window
November	21°C69°F	91mm3.6in	14.2h14.2h	in the recommended window
December	23°C74°F	71mm2.8in	14.8h14.8h

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