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 May
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · May: Acceptable
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 18°C | 15°C | ▼ 12°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 23°C | 19°C | ▼ 17°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 14°C | 11°C | ▼ 8°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 22.2°C | 21.4°C | ▼ 19.6°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 83 mm | 92 mm | ▼ 60 mm |
| Wet days | → 10 d | 10 d | ▼ 9 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 78% | 81% | ▼ 75% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 9.5 h | 8.6 h | ▼ 8.4 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 16% | 17% | ▼ 16% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 7 | 5 | ▼ 4 |
| Daylight | 11:15 | 10:22 | 9:56 |
| Our take | Good | Acceptable | Acceptable |
May temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
May precipitation day by day mm
May 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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