Sydney is 5.2°C (9.4°F) warmer by day, Sydney has 3.5°C (6.3°F) warmer nights, Auckland gets 103 mm (4.1 in) more rain a year.
Auckland is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Sydney peaks in January and bottoms out in July. Month for month, Sydney is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Auckland is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year against 963 mm (37.9 in) in Sydney. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Auckland and April, October and November in Sydney.
| Auckland | Metric | Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 26.5°C |
| 9.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 13°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | January |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | July |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,066 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 963 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | February |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 73% |
| 4.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.2 m/s |
Overnight, Auckland typically falls to around 9.5°C (49.1°F) while Sydney settles near 13°C (55.4°F).
Auckland is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Sydney peaks in January and is coolest in July.
Auckland sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Sydney is wettest in February and driest in September.
Auckland feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 73%.
For Sydney, the pick of the year is April, October and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Auckland | Sydney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 13.5 | 19.8 | 26.1 | 17.8 | 25.4🔥 | 32.9 |
| February | 14.4 | 20.2🔥 | 26 | 18 | 24.8 | 31.6 |
| March | 12.6 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 16.6 | 22.9 | 29.3 |
| April | 10.5 | 16.6 | 22.8 | 14 | 20.1 | 26.2 |
| May | 8.1 | 14 | 19.9 | 11.4 | 17.2 | 23 |
| June | 6.2 | 11.9 | 17.7 | 9 | 14.4 | 19.8 |
| July | 5.3 | 10.8❄️ | 16.3 | 8.4 | 14❄️ | 19.6 |
| August | 5.7 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 8.8 | 15 | 21.2 |
| September | 6.9 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 10.3 | 17.6 | 24.9 |
| October | 8.2 | 14.1 | 20.1 | 12.1 | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| November | 10.4 | 16.4 | 22.3 | 13.5 | 21.6 | 29.8 |
| December | 12.2 | 18.3 | 24.5 | 15.7 | 23.7 | 31.8 |
| Annual Avg | 9.5 | 15.4 | 21.3 | 13 | 19.7 | 26.5 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Auckland and Sydney feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Auckland and Sydney — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Sydney is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 26.5°C (79.7°F) against 21.3°C (70.3°F) in Auckland — roughly 5.2°C (9.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Sydney, with average lows of 13°C (55.4°F) versus 9.5°C (49.1°F).
Auckland is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 26.1°C (78.9°F), while Sydney peaks in January at around 32.9°C (91.2°F). That makes Sydney the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Auckland gets colder. In its coldest month (July) overnight lows average about 5.3°C (41.6°F), compared with 8.4°C (47.1°F) at the low point of the year in Sydney.
Auckland is the wetter city, collecting about 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year versus 963 mm (37.9 in) in Sydney. Auckland is wettest in July and driest in February; Sydney is wettest in February and driest in September.
Auckland is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity over the year against 73% in Sydney.
The most comfortable months in Auckland are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Sydney is at its most pleasant around April, October and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Sydney is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in October, about 6°C (10.8°F), and narrowest in June, about 2.5°C (4.5°F).
Sydney has the bigger seasonal swing, about 11.4°C (20.5°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Auckland — so Auckland has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Sydney comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Auckland. Auckland is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Auckland and Sydney, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
