Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2013-01-18; its coldest fell to 3°C on 1995-07-05.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
39°C2013-01-18
19°C2016-01-06
28°C1983-01-09
13°C1997-01-02
February
37°C1980-02-21
18°C1996-02-13
25°C2011-02-02
14°C1992-02-17
March
37°C1983-03-09
17°C1994-03-12
24°C2025-03-16
11°C1984-03-30
April
31°C2018-04-09
15°C1999-04-27
22°C2018-04-13
9°C1996-04-21
May
25°C1994-05-01
12°C2000-05-29
19°C2019-05-03
6°C1987-05-29
June
22°C2004-06-14
10°C2021-06-10
16°C1991-06-06
4°C2010-06-30
July
23°C2017-07-30
10°C1984-07-03
15°C2016-07-20
3°C1995-07-05
August
27°C1995-08-31
10°C1996-08-19
17°C1995-08-26
3°C1981-08-01
September
31°C2023-09-20
13°C1994-09-21
21°C2023-09-20
5°C1995-09-08
October
34°C2025-10-22
14°C1992-10-21
21°C2008-10-03
8°C1989-10-04
November
39°C1982-11-25
13°C1996-11-22
24°C2002-11-26
10°C1986-11-20
December
37°C2004-12-01
17°C1995-12-12
24°C2000-12-23
11°C1995-12-26

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
39°C2013-01-18
17°C1995-12-12
28°C1983-01-09
11°C1995-12-26
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C1983-03-09
12°C2000-05-29
24°C2025-03-16
6°C1987-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
27°C1995-08-31
10°C2021-06-10
17°C1995-08-26
3°C1995-07-05
Spring (Sep–Nov)
39°C1982-11-25
13°C1994-09-21
24°C2002-11-26
5°C1995-09-08

All-time records

The most extreme value Sydney has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 2013-01-18
Lowest 10°C 2021-06-10

Low

Highest 28°C 1983-01-09
Lowest 3°C 1995-07-05

Feels-like

Highest 42°C 2020-02-01
Lowest 0°C 1984-07-04

Humidity

Highest 22.0 g/m³ 2004-02-11
Lowest 3.9 g/m³ 1984-10-17

Wind

Highest 46 km/h 1990-08-03
Lowest 4 km/h 1996-07-26

Gust

Highest 101 km/h 1990-08-03
Lowest 9 km/h 2026-05-18

Precip

Wettest 155 mm 2020-02-09
Driest 41-day dry spell 2002-06-19

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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