Hervey Bay in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 30 °C (86 °F) highs, rain and cyclone season).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 86 °F (30 °C) highs, rain and cyclone season).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
• JuneGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
• JulyGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
• AugustGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.

• Hervey BayHighs around 30.3 °C (87 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 87 °F (30.3 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 13 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hervey Bay, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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