Point Cook in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Point Cook sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 132 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early March to 15°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Point Cook's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Point Cook's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 132 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 18 km/h
Travel score: 6.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Point Cook in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 21°C in early March to 15°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Point Cook reaches about 18°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Point Cook weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 16°	45	6.1	14.3	7.3
Feb	22° / 17°	43	6	13.5	7.2
Mar	20° / 16°	35	6.8	12.3	6.9
Apr	18° / 14°	50	7.8	11	6.1
May	16° / 12°	46	9.3	10	4.9
Jun	14° / 10°	53	10.4	9.4	3.8
Jul	13° / 9°	43	10	9.6	3.5
Aug	13° / 9°	47	10.4	10.5	3.7
Sep	15° / 10°	54	10.4	11.7	4.3
Oct	16° / 11°	57	9.6	13	5.2
Nov	18° / 13°	59	9	14	6.0
Dec	20° / 15°	52	8	14.6	6.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Point Cook gets around 132 mm of rain over 24 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Fall

Winds average 18 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early March to 9 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Point Cook

In seasonPeak

In fall, Point Cook overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Point Cook sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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Is fall a good time to visit Point Cook?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Point Cook for sightseeing.

What to pack for Point Cook in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Point Cook sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Point Cook in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 18°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	18	15	13	12	11	12	14	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Point Cook in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Point Cook peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Point Cook?

Point Cook sits at 37.9°S, 144.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Altona Meadows, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Point Cook

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Point Cook.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Point Cook has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,095 m.

The land around Point Cook is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (44%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (25%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

16 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

91 m

water 44%

80 km

1,095 m

grassland 35%

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Fall weather nearby: Altona Meadows 4.0 km · Hoppers Crossing 6.0 km · Werribee 8.0 km · Truganina 11 km · Wyndham Vale 11 km · Tarneit 12 km · Sunshine West 15 km · Deer Park 16 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $65,130; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Point Cook (-37.9148°, 144.7509°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.