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Sydney Weather in February

In February, Sydney averages a high of 26°C (79°F) and a low of 20°C (68°F), from 56 years of daily records (1971–2026).

26°C
Average high
79°F
20°C
Average low
68°F
38°C
Record high
100°F · February 3, 2011
13°C
Record low
55°F · February 13, 1996

What February Is Like in Sydney

  • The coldest February reading, 13°C (55°F) on February 13, 1996, has not been matched in 30 years.
  • February is Sydney's warmest month of the year.
  • A typical February brings 2.1 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • The warmest February in the record was 2017; the coldest was 1985.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 34% of February days, and the month averages 135 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Sydney, every February since 1971
23°C26°C29°C19801990200020102020February 1971: 26.3°CFebruary 1972: 25.7°CFebruary 1973: 25.8°CFebruary 1974: 25.3°CFebruary 1975: 25.7°CFebruary 1976: 26.0°CFebruary 1977: 25.6°CFebruary 1978: 27.8°CFebruary 1979: 26.6°CFebruary 1980: 25.7°CFebruary 1981: 26.0°CFebruary 1982: 25.9°CFebruary 1983: 27.7°CFebruary 1984: 26.6°CFebruary 1985: 24.1°CFebruary 1986: 25.2°CFebruary 1987: 26.4°CFebruary 1988: 25.1°CFebruary 1989: 26.3°CFebruary 1990: 25.4°CFebruary 1991: 27.2°CFebruary 1992: 24.4°CFebruary 1993: 26.8°CFebruary 1994: 26.3°CFebruary 1995: 24.7°CFebruary 1996: 25.2°CFebruary 1997: 25.9°CFebruary 1998: 28.4°CFebruary 1999: 26.1°CFebruary 2000: 27.4°CFebruary 2001: 27.2°CFebruary 2002: 25.2°CFebruary 2003: 27.1°CFebruary 2004: 26.8°CFebruary 2005: 26.8°CFebruary 2006: 27.7°CFebruary 2007: 26.0°CFebruary 2008: 24.7°CFebruary 2009: 25.7°CFebruary 2010: 27.0°CFebruary 2011: 27.9°CFebruary 2012: 25.8°CFebruary 2013: 26.2°CFebruary 2014: 26.2°CFebruary 2015: 27.0°CFebruary 2016: 28.2°CFebruary 2017: 28.4°CFebruary 2018: 26.9°CFebruary 2019: 27.2°CFebruary 2020: 27.1°CFebruary 2021: 23.8°CFebruary 2022: 25.1°CFebruary 2023: 24.9°CFebruary 2024: 25.4°CFebruary 2025: 25.1°CFebruary 2026: 25.6°C
Warmest: 2017 (28.4°C)Latest: 2026 (25.6°C)10-year averageLong-run average (26.2°C)

Look Up a Day in February

See the weather in Sydney on any February date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Sydney (Observatory Hill) (1971–2020); Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake W (2020–2026). Averages cover 1971–2026. How we compute this

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