What is the best time to visit Sydney?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, September is the best month to visit Sydney, New South Wales, scoring 9.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Sydney?

Sydney has an annual Comfort Score of 7.0/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Sydney Weather and Climate

New South Wales, Australia (33.87°S, 151.21°E, 69m elevation) Humid subtropical (Cfa)

7.0/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: September (9.0/10). Ranked #47 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

September is the sweet spot

September: 9.0/10. June: 2.6/10. Annual score 7.0/10, ranked #47 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

14.0 - 22.2°C

Days 1.6 degrees cooler; nights 0.3 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

1,068mm

22% above national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

136 days/yr

31 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

16.8 MJ/m²

1.6 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

56%

8 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.1/10

19.4 - 26.6°C

253mm rain

Autumn6.8/10

14.2 - 22.1°C

379mm rain

Winter4.4/10

8.7 - 17.2°C

214mm rain

Spring8.8/10

13.7 - 23.0°C

222mm rain

Temperature

December has the warmest afternoons at 26.8 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 7.7 degrees.

Rainfall

1,068mm falls across 136 rain days. April is wettest (160mm), August driest (36mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 4 times.

Comfort window

September scores 9.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 2.6/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Sydney with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Sydney.

January7.8/10Excellent26.6°C max, 118mm rain February7.8/10Excellent26.5°C max, 82mm rain March8.9/10Excellent25.5°C max, 59mm rain April7.2/10Good21.9°C max, 160mm rain May4.2/10Challenging18.8°C max, 160mm rain June2.6/10Challenging16.0°C max, 140mm rain July3.9/10Challenging16.1°C max, 38mm rain August6.7/10Good19.4°C max, 36mm rain September9.0/10Excellent22.2°C max, 60mm rain October8.8/10Excellent21.7°C max, 41mm rain November8.7/10Excellent25.2°C max, 121mm rain December8.8/10Excellent26.8°C max, 53mm rain

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