Best time to visit Sydney
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 8d | 75% | 11.1h | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| Feb | 26° | 10d | 74% | 10.2h | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| Mar | 25° | 12d | 76% | 9.4h | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Apr | 23° | 7d | 74% | 9.7h | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| May | 20° | 8d | 74% | 8.7h | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Jun | 17° | 7d | 75% | 8.5h | good | 17C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 17° | 5d | 69% | 8.9h | sweet spot | 17C max, 5 rainy days |
| Aug | 18° | 6d | 68% | 9.1h | sweet spot | 18C max, 6 rainy days |
| Sep | 21° | 5d | 64% | 10.4h | sweet spot | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| Oct | 23° | 8d | 69% | 10.3h | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| Nov | 24° | 8d | 70% | 11.0h | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| Dec | 26° | 6d | 71% | 11.7h | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
Getting there
How far Sydney is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Melbourne
- from Auckland
- from Perth
- from Jakarta
- from Manila
- from Singapore
- from Kuala Lumpur
- from Ho Chi Minh City
The year in Sydney
Sydney experiences a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Refer to climate normals for accurate weather expectations.
| Busiest |
early Dec to late Feb — Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and festivals.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Mar to late May — Autumn offers milder temperatures and fewer crowds.
early Sep to late Nov — Spring brings pleasant weather and blooming flowers before the peak season.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
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