Australia climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 24° |
| Sydney | 27° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 26° |
| Gold Coast | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 28° |
| Brisbane | 29° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 21° | 21° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Perth | 30° | 30° | 29° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 25° | 29° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Sydney | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Gold Coast | 20 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Brisbane | 16 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Perth | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 22° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 21° |
| Sydney | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° |
| Gold Coast | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Brisbane | 28° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 27° |
| Perth | 25° | 25° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 23° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Sydney climate in January
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · January: Good
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 21°C | 23°C | ▼ 22°C |
| Typical high | ▲ 26°C | 27°C | ▼ 26°C |
| Typical low | ▲ 17°C | 19°C | → 19°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 21.3°C | 22.2°C | ▲ 23.2°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 67 mm | 103 mm | ▲ 119 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 11 d | 13 d | ▲ 14 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 69% | 77% | ▲ 78% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 11.5 h | 10.8 h | ▼ 10.2 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 20% | 23% | → 23% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 12 | 11 | → 11 |
| Daylight | 14:21 | 14:07 | 13:19 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
January precipitation day by day mm
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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