Climate of Canberra
Canberra has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Canberra is 18° degrees and there is about 330 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 199 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 10°C and 28°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 1°C and 14°C
- Rain: it rains 127 days and there is a total of approximately 329 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 2 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3206 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 10°C and 28°C |
Warmest month: | 28°C in January |
Coldest month: | 10°C in July |
Night temperature: | between 1°C and 14°C |
Dry days: | 236 days |
Days with rain: | 127 days |
Days with snow: | 2 days |
Total rain sum: | 329 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3206 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Canberra.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Canberra.
Climate table of Canberra
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Canberra. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Canberra might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
Night temp. (°C) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
Days with rain | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Days with snow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Dry days | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Best time to visit Canberra
The best time to visit Canberra in Australia is from January through April and October through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Canberra is 28°C in January and the lowest is 10°C in July.
Climate of Canberra by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Canberra? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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