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Sydney in April: every year compared

In April, Sydney averages highs of 23.1 °C and lows of 13.0 °C, with 51 mm of precipitation. The warmest April was 2018 (20.6 °C), the coldest 1947 (15.9 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 23.1 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 13.0 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 51 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 8

Day by day through April

Normal high and low for each day of April in Sydney.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every April in Sydney, ranked

86 months of April since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 6 of 86 (+1.2 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 19.0 °C · +1.2 °C vs normal · rank 6 of 86

Warmest years

1201820.6 °C
2201619.4 °C
3194019.3 °C
4196819.2 °C
5200519.2 °C

Coldest years

1194715.9 °C
2200816.0 °C
3195116.0 °C
4199516.2 °C
5199916.3 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	19.0 °C	24.5 °C	14.3 °C	68 mm	2 days	10 days
2024	17.9 °C	23.4 °C	13.4 °C	115 mm	0 days	10 days
2023	17.2 °C	22.3 °C	12.7 °C	80 mm	0 days	14 days
2022	18.1 °C	22.8 °C	14.1 °C	147 mm	0 days	16 days
2021	16.6 °C	23.1 °C	11.0 °C	11 mm	0 days	3 days
2020	18.1 °C	23.8 °C	13.0 °C	56 mm	0 days	9 days
2019	18.6 °C	24.5 °C	13.6 °C	11 mm	1 day	3 days
2018	20.6 °C	26.5 °C	15.8 °C	17 mm	6 days	6 days
2017	17.2 °C	22.5 °C	12.6 °C	33 mm	0 days	7 days
2016	19.4 °C	25.0 °C	14.7 °C	33 mm	2 days	8 days
2015	17.5 °C	21.8 °C	13.9 °C	288 mm	1 day	16 days
2014	18.3 °C	23.1 °C	14.0 °C	31 mm	0 days	7 days
2013	17.3 °C	23.1 °C	12.4 °C	44 mm	0 days	9 days
2012	17.8 °C	22.6 °C	13.6 °C	54 mm	0 days	8 days
2011	17.2 °C	21.9 °C	12.9 °C	52 mm	0 days	14 days
2010	18.2 °C	23.7 °C	13.4 °C	26 mm	0 days	5 days
2009	17.7 °C	21.8 °C	14.1 °C	69 mm	0 days	8 days
2008	16.0 °C	20.5 °C	11.8 °C	67 mm	0 days	13 days
2007	17.8 °C	22.4 °C	13.6 °C	58 mm	0 days	10 days
2006	17.5 °C	23.9 °C	11.4 °C	4 mm	4 days	2 days
2005	19.2 °C	25.0 °C	14.2 °C	16 mm	2 days	5 days
2004	18.5 °C	23.7 °C	13.7 °C	38 mm	1 day	7 days
2003	17.4 °C	21.6 °C	13.5 °C	62 mm	0 days	13 days
2002	18.5 °C	23.6 °C	14.2 °C	38 mm	0 days	8 days
2001	17.8 °C	23.8 °C	12.6 °C	64 mm	1 day	5 days
2000	17.7 °C	22.5 °C	13.4 °C	90 mm	0 days	8 days
1999	16.3 °C	21.0 °C	12.2 °C	92 mm	0 days	13 days
1998	18.5 °C	23.3 °C	13.9 °C	104 mm	1 day	10 days
1997	17.7 °C	24.4 °C	11.3 °C	16 mm	0 days	4 days
1996	16.6 °C	23.2 °C	10.4 °C	24 mm	1 day	6 days
1995	16.2 °C	22.0 °C	11.0 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
1994	17.9 °C	23.6 °C	12.7 °C	53 mm	0 days	7 days
1993	17.8 °C	23.9 °C	12.5 °C	21 mm	3 days	4 days
1992	17.2 °C	21.9 °C	13.1 °C	50 mm	0 days	10 days
1991	17.4 °C	23.2 °C	11.8 °C	16 mm	0 days	5 days
1990	18.6 °C	22.4 °C	15.3 °C	238 mm	0 days	19 days
1989	18.8 °C	22.3 °C	15.9 °C	187 mm	0 days	19 days
1988	17.8 °C	21.3 °C	15.0 °C	316 mm	0 days	19 days
1987	17.5 °C	23.2 °C	12.7 °C	15 mm	0 days	4 days
1986	18.6 °C	24.9 °C	13.0 °C	73 mm	3 days	8 days
1985	17.4 °C	21.5 °C	14.0 °C	145 mm	0 days	15 days
1984	17.2 °C	22.1 °C	13.1 °C	83 mm	0 days	11 days
1983	17.0 °C	21.0 °C	13.4 °C	53 mm	0 days	12 days
1982	17.4 °C	23.0 °C	12.9 °C	15 mm	0 days	3 days
1981	18.4 °C	23.9 °C	14.0 °C	89 mm	1 day	7 days
1980	18.3 °C	24.3 °C	13.2 °C	13 mm	3 days	4 days
1979	17.2 °C	22.8 °C	12.4 °C	34 mm	1 day	9 days
1978	16.9 °C	22.3 °C	12.5 °C	41 mm	0 days	6 days
1977	17.6 °C	23.4 °C	12.7 °C	17 mm	1 day	7 days
1976	16.5 °C	21.2 °C	12.7 °C	33 mm	0 days	12 days
1975	16.4 °C	21.2 °C	12.1 °C	88 mm	0 days	9 days
1974	18.1 °C	21.9 °C	15.1 °C	108 mm	0 days	14 days
1973	18.1 °C	23.8 °C	13.5 °C	28 mm	0 days	7 days
1972	16.5 °C	21.9 °C	12.1 °C	62 mm	0 days	6 days
1971	17.2 °C	22.8 °C	12.5 °C	16 mm	1 day	4 days
1970	17.5 °C	23.2 °C	12.7 °C	36 mm	0 days	3 days
1969	17.8 °C	23.7 °C	12.8 °C	120 mm	3 days	5 days
1968	19.2 °C	25.1 °C	14.2 °C	19 mm	2 days	5 days
1967	17.8 °C	22.8 °C	13.7 °C	15 mm	0 days	3 days
1966	18.0 °C	23.4 °C	13.3 °C	42 mm	1 day	8 days
1965	16.5 °C	21.7 °C	11.9 °C	50 mm	0 days	10 days
1964	17.7 °C	22.0 °C	13.7 °C	73 mm	0 days	8 days
1963	17.5 °C	21.8 °C	13.7 °C	215 mm	0 days	15 days
1962	16.9 °C	21.2 °C	13.3 °C	22 mm	0 days	8 days
1961	18.0 °C	22.4 °C	14.0 °C	33 mm	0 days	9 days
1960	17.8 °C	23.2 °C	13.2 °C	21 mm	3 days	7 days
1959	17.4 °C	22.0 °C	13.8 °C	68 mm	0 days	9 days
1958	18.3 °C	22.5 °C	14.6 °C	29 mm	1 day	7 days
1957	18.4 °C	24.5 °C	13.0 °C	10 mm	4 days	4 days
1956	18.2 °C	23.4 °C	13.7 °C	39 mm	1 day	7 days
1955	18.6 °C	22.5 °C	15.1 °C	55 mm	1 day	13 days
1954	18.4 °C	23.7 °C	13.6 °C	23 mm	1 day	9 days
1953	18.7 °C	24.2 °C	14.0 °C	22 mm	1 day	8 days
1952	17.6 °C	22.2 °C	13.6 °C	124 mm	1 day	11 days
1951	16.0 °C	21.6 °C	11.0 °C	18 mm	0 days	4 days
1950	16.6 °C	20.5 °C	13.4 °C	74 mm	0 days	14 days
1949	16.4 °C	21.3 °C	11.8 °C	16 mm	0 days	6 days
1948	16.7 °C	21.4 °C	12.6 °C	36 mm	0 days	8 days
1947	15.9 °C	20.5 °C	12.1 °C	86 mm	0 days	14 days
1946	16.6 °C	21.1 °C	13.2 °C	46 mm	0 days	9 days
1945	16.3 °C	20.7 °C	12.8 °C	50 mm	0 days	8 days
1944	16.4 °C	21.7 °C	12.0 °C	30 mm	0 days	6 days
1943	16.5 °C	21.6 °C	12.2 °C	63 mm	0 days	10 days
1942	16.9 °C	21.5 °C	12.8 °C	21 mm	0 days	10 days
1941	17.6 °C	21.2 °C	14.6 °C	259 mm	1 day	16 days
1940	19.3 °C	24.9 °C	14.8 °C	25 mm	5 days	7 days

April records

Hottest day

36.6 °C

April 12, 1940 estimate

Nearby station: 36.8 °C on April 9, 2018 measured

Coldest night

4.0 °C

April 20, 1996 estimate

Nearby station: 6.1 °C on April 21, 1965 measured

Wettest day

116 mm

April 28, 1963 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Sydney in April?

Highs average 23.1 °C and lows 13.0 °C. A typical April brings 1 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Sydney in April?

About 51 mm falls in April, over some 8 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest April was 1988 (316 mm), the driest 2006 (4 mm).

What was the warmest April in Sydney?

2018, with a mean temperature of 20.6 °C. The coldest was 1947 (15.9 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 6 of 86.