Sydney month by month
Plan your visit to Sydney by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Sydney's measured year splits against expectation. January and February both reach 26°C but carry 16 and 15 rain days. March holds at 25°C with 16. The 3 warmest months see 15 to 16 rain days; the 3 coolest, June through August, see 7 to 9 at highs of 17-18°C. September breaks the pattern. It climbs to 21°C on only 7 rain days, before October reaches 23°C and rain picks back up to 12.
All 12 months have published guides beneath this index. Sydney's summer runs December through February, with highs of 25-26°C and 10 to 16 rain days. Winter, June through August, is the driest window at 7 to 9 rain days and highs of 17-18°C. April drops to 22°C with 12 rain days, May to 19°C with 12. September sits at 21°C with 7 rain days, October at 23°C with 12, November at 24°C with 13.
January and March each record 16 rain days at highs of 26°C and 25°C, the wettest pairing in Sydney's year. February sits at 15 rain days with the same 26°C high as January.
September is the decisive month in Sydney's year, pairing a 21°C high with only 7 rain days while June matches that rain count at 17°C.
- January
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 132 mm
January in Sydney is full summer, and the city leans into it completely. Average highs sit around 25.6°C (78°F) with lows near 18.9°C (66°F), which sounds comfortable on paper, but…
- February
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 108 mm
February in Sydney is the tail end of summer, and the single most important thing to know is this: the humidity. Daytime temperatures hover around 26°C (79°F) and rarely feel…
- March
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 182 mm
March in Sydney is the city's wettest month, and that's the first thing you need to know. Expect around 182mm of rain spread across roughly 16 days, which sounds grim on paper but…
- April
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 106 mm
April in Sydney is the month when autumn properly arrives, and it happens to be one of the more comfortable times to be here. Daytime temperatures settle around 22°C (72°F): warm…
- May
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 11°C
- Rain
- 118 mm
May in Sydney is the moment autumn properly settles in, and the single most important thing to know is that the city's biggest annual event (Vivid Sydney) typically launches in the…
- June
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 53 mm
June in Sydney is defined by one thing above all else: Vivid Sydney, the city's colossal light and music festival that typically wraps up in the second or third week of the month.…
- July
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 97 mm
July is the dead of winter in Sydney, and that single fact reframes everything about a visit. Daytime temperatures sit around 16.7°C (62°F), which might sound manageable until the…
- August
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 91 mm
August in Sydney is winter, and that single fact catches more Northern Hemisphere visitors off guard than anything else about the city. Daytime highs sit around 18.5°C (65°F),…
- September
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 11°C
- Rain
- 57 mm
September in Sydney is the first real breath of spring, and honestly, it might be the city's best-kept timing secret. Winter's grey has lifted but the crowds haven't arrived yet:…
- October
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 74 mm
October might be the best-kept secret on Sydney's calendar. While half the world is heading into autumn gloom, Sydney is doing the opposite: spring is settling in properly,…
- November
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 95 mm
November in Sydney is jacaranda season. That's the first thing you'll notice: entire streets canopied in purple, the footpaths carpeted with fallen blossoms, and everyone slightly…
- December
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 72 mm
December in Sydney is summer arriving in full force, and the city leans into it completely. Daytime temperatures sit around 25°C (78°F) with mornings that start mild near 17°C…