Best time to visit Canberra

April is the best month in Canberra, scoring 86 out of 100, with June the weakest at 58. The 28-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 7 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

January is the warmest month at 30.4 °C and July the coolest at 12 °C — a 18.4 °C spread across the year. Around 39 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in January and the months either side. 9 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. February carries the rain — up to 11 wet days in a month — while May drops as low as 6. That 5-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Canberra, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in winter to 14.5 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are April, October, March. The one to think twice about is June. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Canberra month by month