Australia · Oceania & Pacific Ocean

Best Time to Visit Sydney

Best: Jun-Sep · Great: Oct-Feb, May

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Weather

Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from June's cool stretch to January's warmth, with rain a little heavier around March and lighter around June — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In June, expect highs around 18°C with rain on roughly 8 days of the month.

Things to Do

Walk the coastal path from Bondi to Coogee for beach-hopping, then take the ferry to Manly for a different angle on the harbour. The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are worth seeing both from the water and up close, and the Blue Mountains make for a good day trip inland.

Local Cuisine

Try a classic meat pie or fresh seafood, alongside Australian wine — the Hunter Valley, within reach of Sydney, is one of the country's best-known wine regions.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryGreat

Expect warm days around 26°/19°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 19°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Daylight14h 1m
FebruaryGreat

Expect warm days around 26°/19°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 19°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Daylight13h 13m
MarchAvoid

Expect warm days around 25°/18°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 18°C
Rainfall112 mm
Rainy days14
Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Daylight12h 15m
AprilOK

Expect mild days around 23°/15°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low23° / 15°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Daylight11h 9m
MayGreat

Expect mild days around 20°/12°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 12°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise6:53 AM
Sunset5:07 PM
Daylight10h 14m
JuneBest

Expect mild days around 18°/9°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low18° / 9°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset4:53 PM
Daylight9h 45m
JulyBest

Expect mild days around 18°/8°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low18° / 8°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset4:59 PM
Daylight9h 57m
AugustBest

Expect mild days around 18°/9°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low18° / 9°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Daylight10h 44m
SeptemberBest

Expect mild days around 20°/11°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 11°C
Rainfall72 mm
Rainy days9
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Daylight11h 48m
OctoberGreat

Expect mild days around 22°/14°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 14°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Daylight12h 52m
NovemberGreat

Expect mild days around 23°/16°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low23° / 16°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset6:54 PM
Daylight13h 48m
DecemberGreat

Expect warm days around 24°/18°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 18°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Daylight14h 15m

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