Sydney climate guide

Temperature in Sydney (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
26°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Sydney26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Sydney26
25°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Sydney25
23°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Sydney23
20°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Sydney20
18°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Sydney18
17°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Sydney17
18°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Sydney18
20°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Sydney20
22°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Sydney22
24°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Sydney24
26°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Sydney26
Min temperature (night-time)
19°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Sydney19
19°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Sydney19
18°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Sydney18
15°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Sydney15
12°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Sydney12
9°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Sydney9
8°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Sydney8
9°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Sydney9
11°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Sydney11
14°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Sydney14
16°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Sydney16
18°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Sydney18
Sea temperature
22°C sea temperature in January in Sydney22
23°C sea temperature in February in Sydney23
23°C sea temperature in March in Sydney23
22°C sea temperature in April in Sydney22
20°C sea temperature in May in Sydney20
19°C sea temperature in June in Sydney19
18°C sea temperature in July in Sydney18
17°C sea temperature in August in Sydney17
18°C sea temperature in September in Sydney18
18°C sea temperature in October in Sydney18
19°C sea temperature in November in Sydney19
21°C sea temperature in December in Sydney21

Sunshine & Daylight in Sydney

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
14 hours of daylight per day in January in Sydney14
13 hours of daylight per day in February in Sydney13
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Sydney12
11 hours of daylight per day in April in Sydney11
10 hours of daylight per day in May in Sydney10
10 hours of daylight per day in June in Sydney10
10 hours of daylight per day in July in Sydney10
11 hours of daylight per day in August in Sydney11
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Sydney12
13 hours of daylight per day in October in Sydney13
14 hours of daylight per day in November in Sydney14
14 hours of daylight per day in December in Sydney14

Rainfall in Sydney

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
12 days with some rainfall in January in Sydney12
12 days with some rainfall in February in Sydney12
13 days with some rainfall in March in Sydney13
11 days with some rainfall in April in Sydney11
11 days with some rainfall in May in Sydney11
11 days with some rainfall in June in Sydney11
8 days with some rainfall in July in Sydney8
10 days with some rainfall in August in Sydney10
10 days with some rainfall in September in Sydney10
11 days with some rainfall in October in Sydney11
12 days with some rainfall in November in Sydney12
10 days with some rainfall in December in Sydney10
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
124 mm monthly rainfall in January in Sydney124
142 mm monthly rainfall in February in Sydney142
153 mm monthly rainfall in March in Sydney153
118 mm monthly rainfall in April in Sydney118
108 mm monthly rainfall in May in Sydney108
151 mm monthly rainfall in June in Sydney151
77 mm monthly rainfall in July in Sydney77
96 mm monthly rainfall in August in Sydney96
62 mm monthly rainfall in September in Sydney62
91 mm monthly rainfall in October in Sydney91
102 mm monthly rainfall in November in Sydney102
86 mm monthly rainfall in December in Sydney86

More climate for Sydney

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Sydney11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in February in Sydney11
UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High) in March in Sydney9
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in April in Sydney6
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in May in Sydney3
UV (maximum) index 2 (Low) in June in Sydney2
UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate) in July in Sydney3
UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate) in August in Sydney4
UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate) in September in Sydney5
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in October in Sydney8
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in November in Sydney10
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in December in Sydney11
Heat & Humidity
Low heat & humidity in January in SydneyL
Low heat & humidity in February in SydneyL
Low heat & humidity in March in SydneyL
No heat & humidity in April in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in May in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in June in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in July in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in August in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in September in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in October in Sydney0
No heat & humidity in November in Sydney0
Low heat & humidity in December in SydneyL

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

What's the climate like in Sydney?

Sydney has a temperate climate with warm summers and some rainfall in all months.

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