Australia
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A comparison of 44 cities in Australia by VanSky score — how comfortable it is to travel in each today. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea. Sort by any metric and pick your next stop. A comparison of 8 regions of Australia by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to travel right now. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea.
The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.
The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.
Top cities in Australia by VanSky Regions of Australia
| City | VanSky | Temp. | Solar | Wind | Water | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bendigo
Victoria
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97 | 24° / 11° | 2.8 kWh | 18 (↑44) km/h | — | |
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Melbourne
Victoria
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97 | 24° / 14° | 2.7 kWh | 27 (↑50) km/h | 16° | |
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Sydney
New South Wales
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97 | 22° / 19° | 2.7 kWh | 23 (↑45) km/h | 20° | |
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City of Port Phillip
Victoria
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96 | 24° / 15° | 2.7 kWh | 29 (↑54) km/h | — | |
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Melbourne City Centre
Victoria
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96 | 24° / 15° | 2.7 kWh | 29 (↑54) km/h | — | |
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Reservoir
Victoria
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95 | 25° / 13° | 2.7 kWh | 26 (↑59) km/h | — | |
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Berwick
Victoria
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95 | 24° / 13° | 2.6 kWh | 24 (↑53) km/h | — | |
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Geelong
Victoria
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95 | 25° / 13° | 2.6 kWh | 25 (↑49) km/h | — | |
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Blue Mountains
New South Wales
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95 | 26° / 11° | 2.8 kWh | 13 (↑40) km/h | — | |
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Point Cook
Victoria
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94 | 26° / 13° | 2.7 kWh | 28 (↑57) km/h | — | |
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Tarneit
Victoria
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94 | 26° / 13° | 2.7 kWh | 28 (↑57) km/h | — | |
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Werribee
Victoria
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94 | 26° / 13° | 2.7 kWh | 28 (↑57) km/h | — | |
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Craigieburn
Victoria
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94 | 24° / 12° | 2.7 kWh | 29 (↑61) km/h | — | |
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Wollongong
New South Wales
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94 | 25° / 12° | 2.6 kWh | 13 (↑37) km/h | — | |
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Pakenham
Victoria
|
93 | 25° / 10° | 2.6 kWh | 28 (↑50) km/h | — | |
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Pittwater
New South Wales
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93 | 25° / 16° | 2.7 kWh | 16 (↑35) km/h | — | |
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Ballarat
Victoria
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92 | 21° / 10° | 2.8 kWh | 29 (↑63) km/h | — | |
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Central Coast
New South Wales
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90 | 24° / 15° | 2.6 kWh | 17 (↑35) km/h | — | |
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Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
|
88 | 23° / 4° | 2.9 kWh | 18 (↑45) km/h | — | |
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Perth
Western Australia
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87 | 18° / 12° | 1.5 kWh | 13 (↑30) km/h | 18° | |
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Tuggeranong Administrative District
Australian Capital Territory
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87 | 22° / 4° | 2.9 kWh | 20 (↑46) km/h | — | |
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Toowoomba
Queensland
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86 | 28° / 17° | 2.3 kWh | 10 (↑29) km/h | — | |
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Bunbury
Western Australia
|
85 | 15° / 9° | 1.8 kWh | 15 (↑31) km/h | — | |
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Caloundra
Queensland
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85 | 23° / 22° | 2.7 kWh | 22 km/h | — | |
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Newcastle
New South Wales
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84 | 27° / 18° | 2.8 kWh | 15 (↑36) km/h | — | |
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Coffs Harbour
New South Wales
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84 | 28° / 19° | 2.4 kWh | 11 (↑25) km/h | — | |
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Mandurah
Western Australia
|
83 | 16° / 12° | 2 kWh | 25 (↑42) km/h | — | |
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Hobart
Tasmania
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82 | 19° / 11° | 1.5 kWh | 26 (↑53) km/h | — | |
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Launceston
Tasmania
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79 | 16° / 9° | 2 kWh | 28 (↑56) km/h | — | |
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Port Macquarie
New South Wales
|
78 | 28° / 14° | 2.6 kWh | 13 (↑33) km/h | — |
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Updated: 03.10.2026
Unleaded 91
$1.68 /L
AUD2.40 · €1.50/L
105 of 170
pricier than 61% of countries
Premium 95
$1.79 /L
AUD2.56 · €1.60/L
56 of 104
pricier than 53% of countries
Premium 98
$1.86 /L
AUD2.66 · €1.66/L
17 of 28
pricier than 57% of countries
Diesel
$2.01 /L
AUD2.87 · €1.79/L
122 of 170
pricier than 71% of countries
Premium Diesel
$2.01 /L
AUD2.88 · €1.80/L
19 of 44
cheaper than 59% of countries
LPG
$0.97 /L
AUD1.39 · €0.87/L
36 of 56
pricier than 63% of countries
E85
$1.82 /L
AUD2.60 · €1.62/L
6 of 6
pricier than 83% of countries
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