Best Month to Visit Sydney
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: Spring (September-November), Autumn (March-May)
Humid subtropical with warm summers and mild winters
Sydney enjoys mild weather year-round. Summers can be hot with occasional heatwaves. Winters are mild with cool nights. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with no distinct dry season.
- Typically sunnier
- September, October, November
- Typically wetter
- March, June, February
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Sydney
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Sydney's own coordinates (33.87° S, 151.21° E) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 h 12 min | 77° | 53 min |
| February | 13 h 24 min | 69° | 50 min |
| March | 12 h 24 min | 59° | 48 min |
| April | 11 h 18 min | 47° | 49 min |
| May | 10 h 24 min | 37° | 53 min |
| June | 9 h 54 min | 33° | 55 min |
| July | 10 h 6 min | 35° | 54 min |
| August | 10 h 54 min | 42° | 51 min |
| September | 11 h 54 min | 54° | 48 min |
| October | 13 h 0 min | 66° | 49 min |
| November | 13 h 54 min | 75° | 52 min |
| December | 14 h 24 min | 79° | 55 min |
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