Australia climate
World Climates covers 39 places in Australia. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Wyndham (28 °C83 °F) and the coolest is Ballarat (12 °C54 °F). The wettest is Cairns with 1,935 mm76 in of precipitation per year, the driest Broken Hill with 208 mm8.2 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are humid subtropical (Cfa, 19 places), temperate oceanic (Cfb, 6 places), hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa, 3 places) and tropical savanna (dry winter) (Aw, 3 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Marble Bar (42 °C107 °F in December); the lowest monthly average low is in Armidale (1 °C34 °F in July).
Across the places in Australia, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are April, October and November (31, 29 and 24 of 39 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Australia?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Australia is Wyndham at 28 °C83 °F. The coolest is Ballarat at 12 °C54 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Australia?
Cairns gets the most precipitation, 1,935 mm76 in in an average year. The driest place is Broken Hill with 208 mm8.2 in.
How many places in Australia does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 39 places in Australia. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit Australia?
It depends on the place. Across Australia, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are April, October and November. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in Australia
| Place | Year | Max high | Min low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 18 | 25 | 11 | 888 |
| Melbourne | 15 | 26 | 7 | 715 |
| Brisbane | 21 | 29 | 12 | 1,100 |
| Perth | 19 | 27 | 13 | 659 |
| Adelaide | 17 | 30 | 7 | 430 |
| Gold Coast | 21 | 30 | 10 | 1,146 |
| Newcastle | 19 | 26 | 12 | 994 |
| Sunshine Coast | 22 | 28 | 15 | 1,296 |
| Canberra | 14 | 30 | 2 | 706 |
| Central Coast | 19 | 29 | 9 | 913 |
| Geelong | 15 | 27 | 6 | 599 |
| Wollongong | 18 | 30 | 8 | 925 |
| Hobart | 13 | 22 | 6 | 719 |
| Townsville | 25 | 33 | 15 | 875 |
| Cairns | 25 | 32 | 18 | 1,935 |
| Toowoomba | 18 | 30 | 4 | 667 |
| Darwin | 28 | 33 | 21 | 1,654 |
| Ballarat | 12 | 28 | 3 | 565 |
| Mandurah | 19 | 27 | 13 | 746 |
| Bendigo | 14 | 31 | 3 | 522 |
| Maitland | 19 | 34 | 6 | 802 |
| Rockhampton | 23 | 32 | 12 | 805 |
| Port Macquarie | 20 | 26 | 15 | 1,244 |
| Gladstone | 23 | 31 | 12 | 839 |
| Orange | 13 | 29 | 1 | 649 |
| Liverpool | 18 | 32 | 5 | 1,013 |
| Alice Springs | 23 | 38 | 5 | 278 |
| Armidale | 13 | 27 | 1 | 882 |
| Griffith | 18 | 36 | 3 | 405 |
| Broken Hill | 18 | 36 | 3 | 208 |
| Nowra | 18 | 28 | 9 | 992 |
| Wagga Wagga | 17 | 35 | 3 | 559 |
| Nuriootpa | 16 | 32 | 4 | 405 |
| Richmond (New South Wales) | 18 | 33 | 6 | 973 |
| Augusta | 17 | 21 | 14 | 706 |
| Roebourne | 28 | 40 | 14 | 327 |
| Wyndham | 28 | 39 | 16 | 1,006 |
| Marble Bar | 27 | 42 | 12 | 428 |
| Norfolk Island (Kingston) | 20 | 23 | 17 | 808 |
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Logan City → data of Brisbane
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.