Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 28°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 1°C.
Canberra is the capital city of Australia and the largest population centre in the Australian Capital Territory. With an estimated population of 484,630 as of 2025, Canberra is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest Australian city by population. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Canberra average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| February | 26°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| March | 24°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| April | 19°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| May | 15°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| June | 11°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| July | 10°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| August | 11°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| September | 15°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| October | 18°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| November | 22°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| December | 25°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 41°C on 2020-01-04
- Coldest day on record: -5°C on 1986-07-26
Percentiles compare each day to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →