Long weekends in Australia
Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 3 days
New Year's Day
Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days
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Auckland New Zealand
Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny
23°C · 7 rainy days
The best month to go
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Bangkok Thailand
Warm, dry and sunny
32°C · 2 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Melbourne Australia
Warm, mostly dry and sunny
27°C · 5 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Warm, dry and sunny
32°C · 3 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
Australia Day
Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan 2027 · 4 days, taking Mon 25 Jan off
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Auckland New Zealand
Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny
23°C · 7 rainy days
The best month to go
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Bangkok Thailand
Warm, dry and sunny
32°C · 2 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Melbourne Australia
Warm, mostly dry and sunny
27°C · 5 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
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Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Warm, dry and sunny
32°C · 3 rainy days
A good time to go, busy season
Good Friday and Easter Monday
Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar 2027 · 4 days
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Phuket Thailand
Warm, mostly dry and sunny
33°C · 9 rainy days
One of the best months to go
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Da Nang Vietnam
Warm, mostly dry and sunny
27°C · 7 rainy days
The best month to go
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Hanoi Vietnam
Pleasant and mostly dry
26°C · 8 rainy days
One of the best months to go
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Singapore Singapore
Warm and rainy
30°C · 16 rainy days
One of the best months to go
The weekend in Australia is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.