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Best time to visit Sydney

Compare rain, sunshine, temperature and daylight month by month before choosing when to visit Sydney.

Sydney · Holiday weather simulator

Is this a good month to go?

Choose a month and what matters most. Scores recalculate using ten years of daily climate data.

75/100
October · Your weather fit

A strong time to go

This score combines your selected priority with rain, solar conditions and comfortable temperatures.

☀19.1mostly sunny days
☂9.7rainy days
⌁67 mmmonthly rain
°21.8° / 15.9°typical high / low
◐9.9 hbright hours / day
↔12.9 hdaylight / day

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#1 · Best matches for youAugust82/100 · ☀ 23.5 days · ☂ 5.7 days
#2 · Best matches for youSeptember82/100 · ☀ 22.1 days · ☂ 6.5 days
#3 · Best matches for youMay81/100 · ☀ 22.5 days · ☂ 6.6 days

Climate averages, not a forecast. Daily NASA POWER data for 2015–2024. A rainy day has at least 1 mm precipitation; a mostly sunny day receives at least 60% of clear-sky solar energy and has under 1 mm rain. NASA POWER ↗

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Questions travellers ask

What is the best month to visit Sydney?August has the strongest overall weather score (82/100) in the current balanced model. Change the priority in the simulator for a personal result.
How many rainy days does Sydney have?March has the highest average in this dataset, with about 14.7 days receiving at least 1 mm of precipitation.
Is this a weather forecast?No. These are historical climate averages designed for choosing a travel month, not predicting the weather on specific dates.