Annual mean 26°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind E
Warmest
32.0 °C
Coldest
25.0 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
E
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Australia over the whole year is 26°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Australia runs from October to December, peaking in December with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; February is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Australia are highest in April, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Australia come in April, when the sky is typically 33% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Australia climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
19°C
26°C
13%
53%
2.8 m/s
56
54
26
February
27°C
20°C
27°C
6%
35%
3.1 m/s
51
69
18
March
28°C
21°C
28°C
17%
42%
3.2 m/s
39
74
10
April
29°C
23°C
29°C
12%
33%
3.5 m/s
30
83
3
May
31°C
25°C
33°C
19%
39%
3.0 m/s
3
61
0
June
31°C
26°C
33°C
25%
53%
3.0 m/s
2
47
0
July
32°C
26°C
35°C
25%
44%
2.6 m/s
0
24
0
August
32°C
26°C
35°C
31%
44%
2.5 m/s
1
18
0
September
31°C
24°C
35°C
33%
51%
2.2 m/s
1
31
0
October
30°C
23°C
32°C
59%
45%
2.6 m/s
14
52
1
November
29°C
21°C
30°C
46%
44%
3.1 m/s
28
66
5
December
27°C
19°C
28°C
60%
40%
3.0 m/s
42
64
15
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Australia weather by season
Year round, Australia has days of about 26°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Australia weather in winterDecember to February
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 26%
Winter in Australia has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Australia weather in springMarch to May
High 29°CLow 23°CRain 16%
Spring in Australia has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Australia weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 26°CRain 27%
Summer in Australia has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Australia weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 23°CRain 46%
Autumn in Australia has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Australia?
The rainy (wet) season in Australia runs from October to December, peaking in December with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; February is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Australia windiest?
Winds in Australia are highest in April, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Australia year round?
The average temperature in Australia over the whole year is 26°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.