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Sydney in February: every year compared

In February, Sydney averages highs of 27.2 °C and lows of 18.6 °C, with 84 mm of precipitation. The warmest February was 2017 (24.5 °C), the coldest 2008 (20.5 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 27.2 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 18.6 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 84 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 10

Day by day through February

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every February in Sydney, ranked

86 months of February since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86 (+0.4 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 23.0 °C · +0.4 °C vs normal · rank 18 of 86

Warmest years

1201724.5 °C
2198324.0 °C
3199123.9 °C
4199823.9 °C
5201123.9 °C

Coldest years

1200820.5 °C
2194220.6 °C
3199620.8 °C
4198820.8 °C
5195320.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	23.0 °C	27.8 °C	18.8 °C	58 mm	7 days	12 days
2024	23.4 °C	28.1 °C	19.6 °C	68 mm	9 days	13 days
2023	22.8 °C	28.0 °C	18.2 °C	78 mm	7 days	11 days
2022	22.0 °C	26.4 °C	18.3 °C	148 mm	6 days	18 days
2021	21.7 °C	25.6 °C	18.3 °C	66 mm	1 day	13 days
2020	22.9 °C	26.8 °C	19.3 °C	300 mm	5 days	12 days
2019	23.1 °C	28.2 °C	18.4 °C	50 mm	9 days	8 days
2018	22.9 °C	28.4 °C	18.2 °C	43 mm	9 days	6 days
2017	24.5 °C	30.0 °C	19.9 °C	56 mm	10 days	12 days
2016	23.4 °C	28.5 °C	18.9 °C	16 mm	7 days	8 days
2015	22.5 °C	26.7 °C	18.8 °C	38 mm	1 day	12 days
2014	22.1 °C	26.4 °C	18.5 °C	59 mm	3 days	10 days
2013	21.8 °C	25.9 °C	18.1 °C	134 mm	2 days	15 days
2012	21.3 °C	25.2 °C	18.0 °C	139 mm	1 day	16 days
2011	23.9 °C	29.0 °C	19.6 °C	32 mm	11 days	7 days
2010	23.3 °C	27.5 °C	19.7 °C	157 mm	5 days	12 days
2009	22.4 °C	26.8 °C	18.8 °C	84 mm	7 days	12 days
2008	20.5 °C	24.0 °C	17.3 °C	149 mm	0 days	18 days
2007	22.7 °C	26.8 °C	19.1 °C	78 mm	0 days	10 days
2006	23.5 °C	28.4 °C	19.3 °C	14 mm	9 days	3 days
2005	22.2 °C	27.2 °C	17.5 °C	121 mm	5 days	8 days
2004	23.2 °C	28.8 °C	18.9 °C	68 mm	10 days	9 days
2003	23.1 °C	27.2 °C	19.6 °C	80 mm	5 days	12 days
2002	21.5 °C	25.0 °C	18.4 °C	141 mm	2 days	16 days
2001	23.2 °C	27.7 °C	19.6 °C	55 mm	7 days	9 days
2000	23.0 °C	28.5 °C	17.7 °C	13 mm	8 days	5 days
1999	22.1 °C	26.0 °C	18.6 °C	39 mm	3 days	9 days
1998	23.9 °C	29.7 °C	18.8 °C	30 mm	16 days	8 days
1997	22.7 °C	26.5 °C	19.3 °C	118 mm	4 days	10 days
1996	20.8 °C	25.0 °C	16.7 °C	28 mm	3 days	12 days
1995	21.5 °C	26.2 °C	17.1 °C	34 mm	2 days	8 days
1994	22.9 °C	27.7 °C	18.8 °C	98 mm	10 days	12 days
1993	22.8 °C	28.3 °C	18.0 °C	48 mm	8 days	8 days
1992	21.3 °C	24.7 °C	18.2 °C	297 mm	3 days	15 days
1991	23.9 °C	29.0 °C	19.6 °C	12 mm	10 days	2 days
1990	21.3 °C	24.9 °C	18.3 °C	429 mm	1 day	19 days
1989	21.5 °C	26.2 °C	17.2 °C	38 mm	1 day	11 days
1988	20.8 °C	25.5 °C	17.2 °C	80 mm	5 days	9 days
1987	22.6 °C	28.1 °C	18.6 °C	36 mm	8 days	6 days
1986	21.6 °C	26.4 °C	17.9 °C	58 mm	5 days	9 days
1985	20.9 °C	25.4 °C	17.6 °C	37 mm	4 days	5 days
1984	22.1 °C	26.7 °C	18.7 °C	73 mm	6 days	10 days
1983	24.0 °C	29.2 °C	20.4 °C	31 mm	10 days	8 days
1982	22.5 °C	27.7 °C	18.9 °C	31 mm	7 days	7 days
1981	22.7 °C	26.7 °C	19.7 °C	93 mm	4 days	15 days
1980	22.8 °C	28.5 °C	18.6 °C	22 mm	8 days	6 days
1979	23.1 °C	28.6 °C	18.9 °C	14 mm	7 days	4 days
1978	23.3 °C	29.0 °C	18.5 °C	16 mm	11 days	4 days
1977	22.6 °C	27.1 °C	19.4 °C	107 mm	8 days	11 days
1976	21.3 °C	24.6 °C	18.7 °C	77 mm	1 day	16 days
1975	21.3 °C	25.9 °C	17.7 °C	130 mm	4 days	12 days
1974	21.5 °C	25.5 °C	18.3 °C	59 mm	2 days	6 days
1973	22.5 °C	26.2 °C	19.6 °C	148 mm	4 days	20 days
1972	21.1 °C	25.3 °C	17.6 °C	71 mm	2 days	19 days
1971	21.9 °C	25.4 °C	19.0 °C	123 mm	1 day	20 days
1970	22.1 °C	26.8 °C	18.1 °C	37 mm	8 days	11 days
1969	21.8 °C	25.9 °C	18.5 °C	128 mm	2 days	13 days
1968	23.1 °C	28.3 °C	18.7 °C	15 mm	6 days	7 days
1967	21.2 °C	25.3 °C	17.8 °C	54 mm	3 days	11 days
1966	21.8 °C	26.9 °C	17.7 °C	76 mm	7 days	6 days
1965	21.9 °C	26.9 °C	18.0 °C	12 mm	4 days	6 days
1964	22.0 °C	26.6 °C	17.7 °C	15 mm	4 days	4 days
1963	22.0 °C	26.1 °C	18.4 °C	36 mm	3 days	9 days
1962	21.6 °C	25.7 °C	18.5 °C	126 mm	4 days	15 days
1961	21.6 °C	25.9 °C	17.9 °C	92 mm	6 days	13 days
1960	21.9 °C	25.9 °C	18.5 °C	45 mm	5 days	7 days
1959	21.8 °C	25.9 °C	18.4 °C	99 mm	4 days	10 days
1958	21.6 °C	26.4 °C	17.7 °C	83 mm	8 days	13 days
1957	21.5 °C	24.8 °C	18.3 °C	61 mm	0 days	12 days
1956	22.2 °C	25.0 °C	19.8 °C	257 mm	0 days	18 days
1955	22.2 °C	25.7 °C	19.2 °C	170 mm	4 days	14 days
1954	22.1 °C	26.0 °C	18.5 °C	197 mm	3 days	11 days
1953	20.8 °C	25.3 °C	16.9 °C	69 mm	3 days	12 days
1952	21.5 °C	26.5 °C	17.2 °C	42 mm	6 days	9 days
1951	21.4 °C	25.5 °C	18.1 °C	39 mm	1 day	12 days
1950	20.8 °C	24.4 °C	17.8 °C	315 mm	2 days	11 days
1949	21.7 °C	26.5 °C	17.8 °C	73 mm	10 days	11 days
1948	22.7 °C	27.2 °C	19.2 °C	61 mm	5 days	10 days
1947	21.8 °C	25.6 °C	18.6 °C	81 mm	3 days	13 days
1946	23.5 °C	28.6 °C	19.5 °C	47 mm	11 days	9 days
1945	21.2 °C	25.6 °C	17.5 °C	40 mm	1 day	8 days
1944	22.4 °C	28.2 °C	17.4 °C	72 mm	9 days	6 days
1943	22.7 °C	28.9 °C	18.1 °C	25 mm	12 days	6 days
1942	20.6 °C	24.4 °C	17.4 °C	158 mm	1 day	17 days
1941	22.5 °C	28.1 °C	18.0 °C	43 mm	9 days	11 days
1940	22.6 °C	27.3 °C	18.9 °C	36 mm	8 days	9 days

February records

Hottest day

43.7 °C

February 11, 2017 estimate

Nearby station: 42.9 °C on February 10, 2017 measured

Coldest night

9.7 °C

February 23, 1993 estimate

Nearby station: 11.2 °C on February 24, 1964 measured

Wettest day

155 mm

February 9, 2020 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Sydney in February?

Highs average 27.2 °C and lows 18.6 °C. A typical February brings 6 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Sydney in February?

About 84 mm falls in February, over some 10 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest February was 1990 (429 mm), the driest 1965 (12 mm).

What was the warmest February in Sydney?

2017, with a mean temperature of 24.5 °C. The coldest was 2008 (20.5 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 18 of 86.