Canberra monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Canberra

Canberra average temperature chart (Celsius)

Canberra average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average monthly temperatures in Canberra (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	27.4	27	24	19.5	14.7	11.6	10.6	12.2	15.2	18.8	22.2	25.5
°F	81.4	80.6	75.2	67.1	58.5	52.9	51.1	54	59.4	65.9	72	78

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Canberra monthly rainfall chart (inches)

Average monthly rainfall in Canberra (mm and inches)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
mm	62	51	61	56	58	50	62	64	67	76	62	54
inches	2.4	2	2.4	2.2	2.3	2	2.5	2.5	2.6	3	2.4	2.1
Rainy days	13	12	13	11	11	11	10	11	12	14	13	11

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Canberra

Average daily sunshine Canberra
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hrs sunshine	10	9.3	8	7.1	5.7	5.4	6	6.8	7.6	8.7	9.3	9.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Canberra average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius)

Canberra average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)

Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Canberra (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min °C	13	13.1	10.7	6.6	3.2	0.8	-0.3	1.1	3.1	6.1	8.7	11.1
Max °C	27.8	27.4	24.4	19.8	15	11.9	10.9	12.5	15.5	19.2	22.6	25.9
Min °F	55.4	55.5	51.2	43.9	37.8	33.4	31.6	34	37.6	42.9	47.6	52
Max °F	68.7	68.4	63.5	55.8	48.4	43.3	41.5	44.2	48.7	54.7	60.1	65.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Canberra average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)

Average sea temperature around Canberra in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	22	22.7	22.3	21.4	19.9	18.4	17.2	16.9	17.2	17.9	19	20.5
°F	71.7	72.8	72.2	70.6	67.8	65.1	63	62.5	63	64.2	66.1	69

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Canberra average winspeed by month (km/h)

Canberra average winspeed by month (mph)

Average wind speed in Canberra (mph and kmh)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
km/h	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	14	14	13
mph	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	9	8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Average relative humidity in Canberra
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
49%	52%	54%	61%	69%	72%	71%	66%	60%	55%	52%	47%

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Canberra weather stats

Canberra weather statistics
Hottest month:	January	27.4°C 81.3°F
Driest month:	June	50mm 2ins
Sunniest month:	January	10hrs
Coldest month:	July	10.6°C 51.1°F
Wettest month:	October	76mm 3ins
Warmest sea:	February	22.7°C 72.9°F

Map showing location of Canberra (-35.28346, 149.12807)