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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 85°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 30°F at night. Around 23 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (2.5 inches) and easing off in May (1.1 inches).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 85°F in January.

About 23 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 30°F in July.

About 47 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 23 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.2 °F 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 (°F)	85	82	77	70	62	56	55	57	63	70	76	81
Avg temp (°F)	71	69	64	56	49	44	42	44	50	56	62	67
Avg low (°F)	56	55	50	42	35	33	30	31	36	41	47	52
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.3	1.6	1.1	1.1	2.1	1.5	1.8	2.0	1.8	2.5	2.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	85	82	77	70	62	56
Avg temp (°F)	71	69	64	56	49	44
Avg low (°F)	56	55	50	42	35	33
Precipitation (in)	2.2	2.3	1.6	1.1	1.1	2.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	55	57	63	70	76	81
Avg temp (°F)	42	44	50	56	62	67
Avg low (°F)	30	31	36	41	47	52
Precipitation (in)	1.5	1.8	2.0	1.8	2.5	2.5

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	9	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	2	5
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	9	5	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	2	5
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.7	3.0	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0

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 (mph)	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.6

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 (mph)	2.7	3.0	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0

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.

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