About Australia: Weather, Seasons and Climate in Australia

WEATHER, SEASONS AND CLIMATE IN AUSTRALIA

Spring: September - November
Summer: December - February
Autumn: March - May
Winter: June - August

The best seasons to travel to Australia (nicest Weather) are in either Spring or Autumn


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Table 1. Climate Averages for Sydney (New South Wales), Australia

Sydney

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 26 26 25 23 20 17 17 18 20 22 24 26

Max °F

 79 79 77 73 68 63 63 64 68 72 75 79

Min °C

 19 19 17 14 11 8 7 8 10 13 15 17

Min °F

 66 66 63 57 52 46 45 46 50 55 59 63

Rainfall (mm)

 100 111 122 106 98 123 69 81 62 73 82 75

Sunny Days

 20 20 19 20 20 20 22 21 21 20 20 20

Sunshine Hours

 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8

Table 2. Climate Averages for Melbourne (Victoria), Australia

Melbourne

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 26 27 24 20 17 13 13 14 16 19 22 24

Max °F

 79 81 75 68 63 55 55 57 61 66 72 75

Min °C

 14 14 13 10 8 6 5 6 7 9 10 12

Min °F

 57 57 55 50 46 43 41 43 45 48 50 54

Rainfall (mm)

 46 41 39 47 46 41 37 47 51 59 60 49

Sunny Days

 22 21 22 20 18 16 17 15 15 17 18 22

Sunshine Hours

 8 9 7 7 4 3 4 6 6 7 7 8

Table 3. Climate Averages for Brisbane (South East Queensland), Australia

Brisbane

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 29 29 28 26 24 21 21 22 24 26 27 29

Max °F

 84 84 82 79 75 70 70 72 75 79 81 84

Min °C

 21 21 20 17 14 11 10 10 13 16 18 20

Min °Fv

 70 70 68 63 57 52 50 50 55 61 64 68

Rainfall (mm)

 158 172 139 90 99 71 63 43 35 94 97 126

Sunny Days

 18 14 17 19 20 22 24 24 23 21 20 19

Sunshine Hours

 9 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9

Table 4. Climate Averages for Cairns (North Queensland), Australia

Cairns

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 31 31 31 29 28 26 26 27 28 29 31 31

Max °F

 88 88 88 84 82 79 79 81 82 84 88 88

Min °C

 24 24 23 22 20 18 17 17 19 21 22 23

Min °F

 75 75 73 72 68 64 63 63 66 70 72 73

Rainfall (mm)

 395 457 418 200 96 48 29 29 36 41 97 184

Sunny Days

 13 8 12 12 17 21 22 23 22 23 20 17

Sunshine Hours

 7 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 8 8

Table 5. Climate Averages for the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland), Australia

Great Barrier Reef

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 31.8 31.5 30.7 29.3 27.6 25.9 25.6 26.4 27.9 29.7 30.8 31.8

Max °F

 89 88 87 84 81 78 78 79 82 85 87 89

Min °C

 23.5 23.3 22.6 21.0 18.9 17.3 16.3 16.3 17.7 19.8 21.4 22.8

Min °F

 74 73 72 69 66 63 61 61 63 67 70 73

Water Avg °C

 28 28 27 26 26 25 22 22 23 26 26 27

Water Avg °F

 84 84 82 80 79 78 72 72 74 79 80 82

Avg # Rainy Days

 16.7 16.1 18.3 15.3 12.5 9.1 7.6 7.7 6.3 7.0 9.3 11.6

Avg Rainfall (mm)

 401 386 392 225 92.2 55.9 32.5 30.6 26.1 34 68 126

Avg Rainfall (inches)

 15.7 15.2 15.4 8.9 3.6 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 2.7 5.0

Table 6. Climate Averages for Uluru (Ayers Rock, Northern Territory), Australia

Uluru

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 38 36 34 29 23 20 20 23 26 32 34 37

Max °F

 100 97 93 84 73 68 68 73 79 90 93 99

Min °C

 21 21 17 13 8 5 3 6 9 14 17 20

Min °F

 70 70 63 55 46 41 37 43 48 57 63 68

Rainfall (mm)

 48 46 52 25 22 21 9 13 19 24 35 19

Sunny Days

 27 23 27 27 27 26 28 28 26 27 24 27

Sunshine Hours

 9 8 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 9 9 10

Table 7. Climate Averages for Perth (Western Australia), Australia

Perth

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 32 32 30 25 22 19 18 18 20 22 26 29

Max °F

 90 90 86 77 72 66 64 64 68 72 79 84

Min °C

 17 17 16 13 10 9 8 8 9 10 13 15

Min °F

 63 63 61 55 50 48 46 46 48 50 55 59

Rainfall (mm)

 9 15 15 41 104 171 162 120 71 47 25 11

Sunny Days

 28 25 27 22 18 13 13 15 17 21 23 27

Sunshine Hours

 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 7 8 10 10 12

Table 8. Climate Averages for Canberra (Australian Capital Territory), Australia

Canberra

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 28 27 24 20 15 12 11 13 16 19 22 26

Max °F

 82 81 75 68 59 54 52 55 61 66 72 79

Min °C

 13 13 11 7 3 1 0 1 3 6 9 11

Min °F

 55 55 52 45 37 34 32 34 37 43 48 52

Rainfall (mm)

 62 54 53 50 49 40 42 47 53 66 65 53

Sunny Days

 23 21 24 23 23 21 21 20 20 20 20 23

Sunshine Hours

 9 9 8 7 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 9

Table 9. Climate Averages for Adelaide (South Australia), Australia

Adelaide

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 28 28 25 22 18 16 15 16 18 21 24 26

Max °F

 82 82 77 72 64 61 59 61 64 70 75 79

Min °C

 16 16 14 12 10 8 7 8 9 11 13 14

Min °F

 61 61 57 54 50 46 45 46 48 52 55 57

Rainfall (mm)

 18 19 22 36 56 55 63 51 47 40 25 24

Sunny Days

 26 24 25 21 18 16 15 15 17 20 22 24

Sunshine Hours

 10 10 9 7 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10

Table 10. Climate Averages for Hobart (Tasmania), Australia

Hobart

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 22 22 21 18 15 13 12 13 15 17 19 21

Max °F

 72 72 70 64 59 55 54 55 59 63 66 70

Min °C

 12 12 11 9 7 5 4 5 6 7 9 11

Min °F

54 54 52 48 45 41 39 41 43 45 48 52

Rainfall (mm)

 41 37 37 45 36 29 47 47 40 48 45 56

Sunny Days

 22 20 21 19 19 19 17 17 16 17 17 19

Sunshine Hours

 8 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 8

Table 11. Climate Averages for Darwin (Northern Territory), Australia

Darwin

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Max °C

 32 31 32 33 32 31 30 31 33 33 33 33

Max °F

 90 88 90 91 90 88 86 88 91 91 91 91

Min °C

 25 25 25 24 22 20 19 21 23 25 25 25

Min °F

 77 77 77 75 72 68 66 70 73 77 77 77

Rainfall (mm)

 426 354 322 102 21 1 1 6 16 73 140 249

Sunny Days

 10 8 12 21 29 29 30 30 28 24 18 14

Sunshine Hours

 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) - climate averages
 
 
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