Sydney is 8.5°C (15.3°F) warmer by day, Sydney has 13.5°C (24.3°F) warmer nights, Sydney gets 278 mm (10.9 in) more rain a year.
Sydney is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Toronto peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Sydney is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Sydney is the wetter of the two, collecting 963 mm (37.9 in) of rain a year against 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is April, October and November in Sydney and June, July and August in Toronto.
| Sydney | Metric | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 26.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18°C |
| 13°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -0.5°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 963 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 685 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | July |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 73% | 💧Average humidity | 78% |
| 3.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 4.1 m/s |
Overnight, Sydney typically falls to around 13°C (55.4°F) while Toronto settles near -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Sydney is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Toronto peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Sydney sees the most rain in February and the least in September; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Toronto feels the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity against 73%.
For Toronto, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
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 | Sydney | Toronto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 17.8 | 25.4🔥 | 32.9 | -13.9 | -3.7❄️ | 6.5 |
| February | 18 | 24.8 | 31.6 | -13.4 | -3.3 | 6.8 |
| March | 16.6 | 22.9 | 29.3 | -10.3 | 0.8 | 12 |
| April | 14 | 20.1 | 26.2 | -3.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 |
| May | 11.4 | 17.2 | 23 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 22.6 |
| June | 9 | 14.4 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 |
| July | 8.4 | 14❄️ | 19.6 | 13 | 20.7🔥 | 28.5 |
| August | 8.8 | 15 | 21.2 | 13.3 | 20.6 | 28 |
| September | 10.3 | 17.6 | 24.9 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 25.7 |
| October | 12.1 | 20.1 | 28.1 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 20.3 |
| November | 13.5 | 21.6 | 29.8 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 14 |
| December | 15.7 | 23.7 | 31.8 | -9.2 | -0.3 | 8.6 |
| Annual Avg | 13 | 19.7 | 26.5 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 18 |
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 Sydney and Toronto 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 Sydney and Toronto — 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 18°C (64.4°F) in Toronto — roughly 8.5°C (15.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Sydney, with average lows of 13°C (55.4°F) versus -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Sydney is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 32.9°C (91.2°F), while Toronto peaks in July at around 28.5°C (83.2°F). That makes Sydney the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Toronto gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -13.9°C (7°F), compared with 8.4°C (47.1°F) at the low point of the year in Sydney.
Sydney is the wetter city, collecting about 963 mm (37.9 in) of rain a year versus 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Sydney is wettest in February and driest in September; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Toronto is the more humid of the two, averaging 78% relative humidity over the year against 73% in Sydney.
The most comfortable months in Sydney are April, October and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Toronto is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Sydney is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 29.1°C (52.4°F), and narrowest in September, about 0.5°C (0.9°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 24.4°C (43.9°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 11.4°C (20.5°F) in Sydney — so Sydney has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Sydney for warmer weather, pick Toronto if you prefer drier conditions and go for Sydney if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
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 Sydney and Toronto, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
