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Sydney weather, year by year

In Sydney, the year averages 17.4 °C, from 6.4 °C on July nights to 28.1 °C on January afternoons. 2016 still holds the title of warmest year since 1940.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 18.1 °C

vs normalvs normal +0.7 °C

RankRank 4/86

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Every year in Sydney since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 4 of 86 (+0.7 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 18.1 °C · +0.7 °C vs normal · rank 4 of 86

Warmest years

1201618.2 °C
2201918.2 °C
3202418.2 °C
4201718.1 °C
5202518.1 °C

Coldest years

1197616.1 °C
2194716.1 °C
3194316.2 °C
4194216.2 °C
5197416.3 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Rainy days
2025	18.1 °C	23.5 °C	13.5 °C	875 mm	50 days	0 days	115 days
2024	18.2 °C	23.6 °C	13.6 °C	784 mm	41 days	0 days	125 days
2023	17.7 °C	23.8 °C	12.4 °C	626 mm	42 days	0 days	115 days
2022	17.0 °C	21.7 °C	12.9 °C	1,405 mm	14 days	0 days	164 days
2021	17.0 °C	22.4 °C	12.3 °C	800 mm	20 days	0 days	115 days
2020	17.6 °C	22.9 °C	13.1 °C	1,143 mm	37 days	0 days	120 days
2019	18.2 °C	24.4 °C	12.9 °C	447 mm	62 days	0 days	71 days
2018	18.0 °C	23.9 °C	12.9 °C	423 mm	57 days	2 days	84 days
2017	18.1 °C	23.9 °C	13.2 °C	656 mm	50 days	0 days	89 days
2016	18.2 °C	23.8 °C	13.3 °C	782 mm	44 days	0 days	96 days
2015	17.6 °C	22.9 °C	13.0 °C	840 mm	36 days	0 days	113 days
2014	17.8 °C	23.2 °C	13.1 °C	623 mm	31 days	0 days	98 days
2013	17.8 °C	23.5 °C	12.7 °C	811 mm	45 days	0 days	86 days
2012	16.9 °C	22.3 °C	12.2 °C	617 mm	21 days	0 days	85 days
2011	17.2 °C	22.2 °C	12.8 °C	664 mm	32 days	0 days	109 days
2010	17.5 °C	22.4 °C	13.1 °C	807 mm	25 days	1 day	112 days
2009	17.9 °C	23.3 °C	13.0 °C	489 mm	48 days	0 days	87 days
2008	16.8 °C	21.9 °C	12.3 °C	672 mm	26 days	0 days	105 days
2007	17.6 °C	22.6 °C	13.2 °C	820 mm	25 days	1 day	102 days
2006	17.5 °C	23.0 °C	12.6 °C	413 mm	45 days	0 days	78 days
2005	17.6 °C	23.1 °C	12.7 °C	637 mm	35 days	0 days	85 days
2004	17.6 °C	23.3 °C	12.7 °C	595 mm	37 days	0 days	84 days
2003	17.2 °C	22.3 °C	12.6 °C	654 mm	27 days	0 days	97 days
2002	17.4 °C	23.2 °C	12.3 °C	442 mm	33 days	1 day	69 days
2001	17.4 °C	23.1 °C	12.4 °C	560 mm	34 days	0 days	84 days
2000	17.1 °C	22.5 °C	12.4 °C	676 mm	31 days	0 days	100 days
1999	17.1 °C	22.1 °C	12.5 °C	718 mm	25 days	0 days	109 days
1998	17.7 °C	22.6 °C	13.2 °C	862 mm	47 days	0 days	99 days
1997	17.3 °C	22.6 °C	12.3 °C	593 mm	31 days	0 days	81 days
1996	16.7 °C	22.0 °C	12.0 °C	616 mm	21 days	0 days	100 days
1995	16.7 °C	21.8 °C	12.1 °C	699 mm	18 days	1 day	99 days
1994	17.2 °C	23.1 °C	11.8 °C	414 mm	36 days	0 days	76 days
1993	17.1 °C	22.5 °C	12.3 °C	524 mm	30 days	0 days	91 days
1992	16.5 °C	21.5 °C	12.0 °C	791 mm	9 days	0 days	103 days
1991	17.6 °C	22.9 °C	12.6 °C	631 mm	43 days	0 days	74 days
1990	17.0 °C	22.1 °C	12.4 °C	1,260 mm	27 days	0 days	120 days
1989	17.1 °C	21.9 °C	12.8 °C	825 mm	17 days	0 days	121 days
1988	17.4 °C	22.7 °C	13.1 °C	987 mm	30 days	0 days	100 days
1987	16.8 °C	22.2 °C	12.4 °C	892 mm	27 days	1 day	92 days
1986	16.6 °C	22.3 °C	12.0 °C	795 mm	28 days	1 day	82 days
1985	16.7 °C	22.0 °C	12.4 °C	698 mm	32 days	1 day	111 days
1984	16.5 °C	21.9 °C	12.1 °C	972 mm	29 days	0 days	99 days
1983	17.4 °C	22.6 °C	13.3 °C	566 mm	43 days	0 days	100 days
1982	17.1 °C	23.1 °C	12.4 °C	456 mm	39 days	0 days	66 days
1981	17.3 °C	22.7 °C	12.9 °C	706 mm	35 days	0 days	89 days
1980	17.9 °C	24.0 °C	12.9 °C	431 mm	56 days	0 days	71 days
1979	17.2 °C	23.1 °C	12.5 °C	538 mm	46 days	0 days	73 days
1978	16.6 °C	21.9 °C	12.1 °C	1,112 mm	29 days	5 days	119 days
1977	17.0 °C	22.8 °C	12.3 °C	633 mm	44 days	1 day	92 days
1976	16.1 °C	21.1 °C	12.0 °C	930 mm	15 days	0 days	129 days
1975	16.5 °C	21.7 °C	12.2 °C	756 mm	27 days	0 days	113 days
1974	16.3 °C	20.8 °C	12.4 °C	949 mm	16 days	0 days	107 days
1973	17.1 °C	22.1 °C	12.9 °C	806 mm	29 days	0 days	113 days
1972	16.6 °C	21.8 °C	12.2 °C	736 mm	19 days	0 days	112 days
1971	16.4 °C	21.9 °C	11.8 °C	636 mm	22 days	1 day	100 days
1970	16.3 °C	21.9 °C	11.6 °C	706 mm	28 days	2 days	94 days
1969	16.7 °C	21.8 °C	12.4 °C	883 mm	29 days	0 days	112 days
1968	17.2 °C	22.6 °C	12.5 °C	464 mm	37 days	1 day	74 days
1967	16.8 °C	21.7 °C	12.6 °C	663 mm	31 days	0 days	97 days
1966	16.4 °C	21.6 °C	11.8 °C	661 mm	30 days	0 days	94 days
1965	16.8 °C	22.2 °C	12.1 °C	403 mm	33 days	0 days	79 days
1964	16.9 °C	22.1 °C	12.1 °C	717 mm	29 days	0 days	75 days
1963	16.7 °C	21.1 °C	12.7 °C	1,187 mm	16 days	0 days	138 days
1962	16.5 °C	21.4 °C	12.2 °C	711 mm	9 days	0 days	112 days
1961	16.7 °C	21.6 °C	12.6 °C	963 mm	25 days	0 days	110 days
1960	16.7 °C	21.7 °C	12.4 °C	586 mm	30 days	0 days	102 days
1959	16.6 °C	21.4 °C	12.7 °C	782 mm	24 days	0 days	119 days
1958	16.9 °C	22.1 °C	12.6 °C	547 mm	31 days	0 days	101 days
1957	17.2 °C	23.2 °C	12.0 °C	332 mm	38 days	0 days	67 days
1956	16.8 °C	21.8 °C	12.4 °C	891 mm	24 days	0 days	100 days
1955	17.3 °C	22.3 °C	12.9 °C	538 mm	26 days	1 day	97 days
1954	16.9 °C	22.2 °C	12.2 °C	584 mm	23 days	1 day	93 days
1953	16.9 °C	22.6 °C	11.8 °C	464 mm	33 days	0 days	78 days
1952	17.0 °C	22.4 °C	12.2 °C	677 mm	34 days	0 days	103 days
1951	16.6 °C	22.0 °C	11.9 °C	514 mm	19 days	0 days	94 days
1950	16.5 °C	20.8 °C	12.8 °C	1,418 mm	21 days	0 days	155 days
1949	16.6 °C	21.5 °C	12.4 °C	666 mm	27 days	0 days	103 days
1948	16.5 °C	21.7 °C	12.0 °C	503 mm	27 days	0 days	93 days
1947	16.1 °C	21.1 °C	11.8 °C	620 mm	12 days	0 days	107 days
1946	16.8 °C	22.4 °C	12.1 °C	498 mm	46 days	0 days	83 days
1945	16.6 °C	22.0 °C	12.1 °C	564 mm	31 days	0 days	101 days
1944	16.6 °C	22.2 °C	11.9 °C	498 mm	49 days	1 day	83 days
1943	16.2 °C	21.8 °C	11.7 °C	447 mm	39 days	0 days	84 days
1942	16.2 °C	21.1 °C	12.0 °C	786 mm	15 days	1 day	117 days
1941	16.4 °C	21.5 °C	12.1 °C	776 mm	30 days	1 day	110 days
1940	17.2 °C	22.5 °C	12.9 °C	464 mm	48 days	0 days	106 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Sydney: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2016

In Sydney, 2016 beats 2025 by 0.1 °C on mean temperature.

20252016Normal 1991–2020

2points2

18.1 °CWarmer18.2 °C
50 daysHot days44 days
875 mmWetter782 mm
1,698 kWh/m²Sunnier1,743 kWh/m²

Records in Sydney

The most extreme days and years since 1940, with the readings of a nearby station when they go further.

Hottest day

45.3 °C

January 4, 2020 estimate

Nearby station: 46.4 °C on January 18, 2013 measured

Coldest night

-1.8 °C

July 15, 1978 estimate

Nearby station: -0.1 °C on July 23, 1943 measured

Wettest day

155 mm

February 9, 2020 estimate

Nearby station: 216 mm on February 3, 1990 measured

Strongest gust

113 km/h

June 21, 1975 estimate

Year records

Warmest201618.2 °C
Coldest194716.1 °C
Wettest19501,418 mm
Driest1957332 mm

The weather on your birthday in Sydney

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Sydney vs another city

Compare with

Sydney is cooler than Alice Springs by 4.5 °C on average over the year. Sydney gets 421 mm more precipitation per year. In Sydney, no month is warmer.

SydneyAlice SpringsBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Sydney?

Sydney averages 17.4 °C over the year. The warmest month is January, with highs around 28.1 °C; the coldest is July, with lows around 6.4 °C. About 654 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 93 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Sydney?

2016, at +0.8 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1947. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 4.

What is the wettest month in Sydney?

February gets the most precipitation and July the least. The wettest year was 1950, the driest 1957.

Is Sydney getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Sydney show a gap of +1.1 °C in mean temperature.