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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Canberra has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is July averaging around −1°C at night. Around 572 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (64 mm) and easing off in May (29 mm).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 30°C in January.

About 23 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −1°C in July.

About 47 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 572 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.1 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Canberra climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	28	25	21	17	13	13	14	17	21	24	27
Avg temp (°C)	22	20	18	13	9	7	6	7	10	13	17	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	10	5	2	0	−1	0	2	5	8	11
Precipitation (mm)	57	57	40	29	29	53	39	45	51	46	63	64

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	30	28	25	21	17	13
Avg temp (°C)	22	20	18	13	9	7
Avg low (°C)	13	13	10	5	2	0
Precipitation (mm)	57	57	40	29	29	53

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	13	14	17	21	24	27
Avg temp (°C)	6	7	10	13	17	19
Avg low (°C)	−1	0	2	5	8	11
Precipitation (mm)	39	45	51	46	63	64

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	6	6	10	11	9	8	8	9	8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	9	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	2	5
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	9	12	11	5	2	0.2	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	6	6	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	9	5	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	8	8	9	8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	2	5
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	12	11	5	2	0.2	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	53	48	46	50	44	44	48	54	59	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	8	9	11	10	12	12	9	8	5	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	13	14	12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	10	7	8	9	7	7	7	11	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	62	67	69	72	78	85	83	79	74	69	67	63
Wind speed (m/s)	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	53	48	46	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	8	9	11	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	11	13	14	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	10	7	8	9
Relative humidity (%)	62	67	69	72	78	85
Wind speed (m/s)	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	44	44	48	54	59	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	12	9	8	5	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	12	14	12	12	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	7	11	12	12
Relative humidity (%)	83	79	74	69	67	63
Wind speed (m/s)	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Canberra Forestry, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →