Thermograph

Sydney weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Sydney, 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 35°C on 2013-01-18; its coldest fell to 5°C on 2007-07-16.

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
35°C2013-01-18
18°C1990-01-16
27°C2017-01-30
15°C2012-01-11
February
34°C2004-02-11
18°C2008-02-29
27°C2020-02-01
15°C1993-02-22
March
34°C1983-03-09
17°C1994-03-12
25°C2025-03-15
14°C1984-03-27
April
30°C2018-04-09
15°C1994-04-12
24°C1986-04-04
10°C2008-04-28
May
25°C1994-05-25
13°C2000-05-29
20°C2018-05-03
8°C1987-05-28
June
22°C2004-06-14
11°C2021-06-10
18°C1988-06-04
5°C2010-06-29
July
23°C2017-07-30
10°C1984-07-03
18°C1990-07-24
5°C2007-07-16
August
26°C2024-08-30
11°C1996-08-19
19°C2002-08-11
7°C1981-08-01
September
29°C2006-09-24
13°C1984-09-29
23°C2017-09-23
7°C1992-09-13
October
32°C2025-10-22
14°C1987-10-12
23°C1981-10-02
10°C2012-10-11
November
34°C2020-11-29
14°C1988-11-16
25°C2006-11-21
11°C2006-11-15
December
34°C2004-12-01
17°C1995-12-12
26°C1997-12-21
13°C1995-12-11

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)
35°C2013-01-18
17°C1995-12-12
27°C2017-01-30
13°C1995-12-11
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C1983-03-09
13°C2000-05-29
25°C2025-03-15
8°C1987-05-28
Winter (Jun–Aug)
26°C2024-08-30
10°C1984-07-03
19°C2002-08-11
5°C2007-07-16
Spring (Sep–Nov)
34°C2020-11-29
13°C1984-09-29
25°C2006-11-21
7°C1992-09-13

All-time records

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

High

Highest 35°C 2013-01-18
Lowest 10°C 1984-07-03

Low

Highest 27°C 2017-01-30
Lowest 5°C 2007-07-16

Feels-like

Highest 53°C 2017-01-31
Lowest 1°C 1986-07-25

Humidity

Highest 22.6 g/m³ 2004-02-11
Lowest 4.5 g/m³ 1994-09-19

Wind

Highest 70 km/h 1990-08-02
Lowest 8 km/h 2025-05-13

Gust

Highest 115 km/h 2021-08-24
Lowest 15 km/h 1999-05-21

Precip

Wettest 154 mm 1990-02-02
Driest 12-day dry spell 2024-08-26

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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