Climate of Sydney

Sydney has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Sydney is 22° degrees and there is about 495 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 162 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 16°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 20°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 20°C and 25°C
Rain: it rains 163 days and there is a total of approximately 494 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3081 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 16°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in January
Coldest month:	16°C in July
Night temperature:	between 10°C and 20°C
Sea temperature:	between 20°C and 25°C
Dry days:	202 days
Days with rain:	163 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	494 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3081 hours

Weather now in Sydney

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Climate of Sydney
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Sydney
The best travel time for Sydney
Climate of Sydney by month
Experiences with the weather of Sydney

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sydney.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sydney.

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Climate table of Sydney

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sydney. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sydney might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	26	25	22	20	17	16	18	21	23	24	26
Night temp. (°C)	20	20	19	16	13	11	10	10	12	14	17	18
Water temp. (°C)	25	25	25	25	23	21	21	20	20	21	22	24
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	49	43	62	48	23	48	20	25	21	48	61	46
Days with rain	16	15	18	15	11	14	11	10	10	14	14	15
Dry days	15	13	13	15	20	16	20	21	20	17	16	16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	8	8	8	8	6	8	9	9	9	10	10
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6

Best time to visit Sydney

The best time to visit Sydney in Australia is from January through May and August through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sydney is 27°C in January and the lowest is 16°C in July. The highest water temperature is 25°C and at its coldest the water is 20°C.

Climate of Sydney by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Sydney? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January