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What is Margaret River like in February?

Q: What is Margaret River like in February?

February is the best month of the year for weather and the busiest. Margaret River averages 27 degrees and just 12mm of rain in February, tied with January as the driest. The region has a Mediterranean climate, so the winter is where all the rain falls: 194mm in July against 12mm in February. For the beaches, the surf and the cellar doors, February is as good as it gets. The trade-off is that everyone else knows it.

The driest month27°C and 12mm of rain. Also the busiest.

February is the best month of the year for weather, and the busiest. Margaret River averages 27°C and just 12mm of rain in February — tied with January as the driest. The region has a Mediterranean climate, which means the winter is where all the rain falls: 194mm in July against 12mm in February. For the beaches, the surf and the cellar doors, February is as good as it gets. The trade-off is that everyone else knows it — this is peak season and the accommodation prices say so.

Checked on 6 October 2026.

A day Wine, chocolate and coast from$259 Six days Down to Esperance from$1299 Going north Seven days to Ningaloo from$1699

Margaret River sits in the south-west corner of Western Australia with a Mediterranean climate — dry warm summers and wet mild winters. The gap between the two is bigger than most people expect.

Month by month

Month	Day	Night	Rain	What it is like
January	27°C	14°C	12mm	The driest, tied. Peak season
February	27°C	14°C	12mm	The same, and slightly quieter
March	26°C	13°C	28mm	Excellent. Warm, still dry, emptying
April	22°C	11°C	63mm	Pleasant. The rain starts
May	20°C	10°C	132mm	Properly wet now
June	18°C	9°C	180mm	Wet and mild
July	16°C	8°C	194mm	The wettest and coldest
August	17°C	8°C	158mm	Still very wet
September	18°C	9°C	109mm	Drying out. Wildflowers
October	20°C	9°C	64mm	Very good — spring, green, quiet
November	23°C	11°C	35mm	Excellent and uncrowded
December	25°C	12°C	18mm	Very good, filling up for Christmas

Bureau of Meteorology long-term monthly averages for Witchcliffe, from 22 years of records.

What February gives you

Beach weather.27°C and essentially no rain. The water at Gnarabup and Prevelly is at its warmest.
Cellar doors at their bestthough note that harvest runs through February and March, so the wineries are working rather than quiet.
Long eveningswhich is the point of a wine region.
Crowds and prices.It is peak season and the accommodation is booked well ahead.

If the dates are movable

March and November are the sweet spots — 23 to 26°C, under 35mm of rain, and a fraction of the people. October and September add the wildflowers, which in Western Australia is the largest display of its kind anywhere. February is genuinely the best weather; those months are the best trips.

What to do there

The cellar doorsclose together between the two capes.
Surfers Point at Prevellythe famous break, and the calmer beaches at Gnarabup.
The cavesJewel, Lake and Mammoth, in the limestone ridge, and cool whatever the weather is doing.
The karri forestinland, with a fire lookout you can climb up a tree.
Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturalistebookending the region.

The trips

Trip	Length	Starts and finishes	From
1 Day Margaret River, Chocolate, Nougat, Wine and Coastal Tour	1 day	Perth / Perth	$259
6 Day Margaret River & Esperance Tour	6 days, 5 nights	Perth / Perth	$1299

A day from Perth at effort 1 out of 5, or six days round the bottom corner to Esperance.

There is more on how long to give the region, and what the six day loop covers, on our Margaret River itinerary page.

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Where this comes from. Temperatures and rainfall are Bureau of Meteorology long-term monthly averages for Witchcliffe, from 22 years of records. Trip lengths, start and finish points and prices are each trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own.