Sydney Weather

The weather in Sydney is based around a temperate climate and offers warm summers and mild winters. Sydney enjoys in excess of 340 days of sunshine annually. The winter months of June to August are the collest temperatires and thesummer months arefrom Decemberto February when locals and vistors can expect higher temperatures. Throughout the warmer summer months the popular local beaches and rivers host a large number of people seeking relief from the heat. Sydney weather is varied but certainly helps make this great town a popular destination.

As a result of the El Nino - Southern Oscillation (ENSO, a global ocean-atmosphere phenomenon coupled with La Nina), and the East Coast Lows (low pressure depression) the Sydney region is often hit with damaging hail storms andspontaneous flooding. These types ofstorms transpireevery few years and often result in significant damage to property. The El Nino - Southern Oscillation is closely connected with droughts and flash flooding and it appearsevery threeto eight years.

From the information contained in the below table you can see that rainfall is spread throughout the year. The beginning of each year sees the easterly winds dominate and rainfall is slightly higher at this time. Sydney never has to deal with cyclones.

Sydney Temperatures

Sydney Monthly Rainfall