June is one of the cooler months of the year in Canberra, with average highs near 10.9°C and lows around 2.3°C (mean 6.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 65 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
June is one of the cooler months of the year in Canberra. Across 45 years of records, the warmest June in Canberra was 2008 — when the month averaged 8.5°C — while the coldest was 1981 at 4.9°C. Typical June days reach 10.9°C with nights near 2.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
June is about average for rainfall in Canberra, averaging 65 mm of rainfall. The wettest June on record was 1991 with 247 mm, while the driest was 2017 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Canberra during June averages 85%. The most humid June was 1989 at 92%, and the least humid was 2025 at 78%.
June receives about 2.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Canberra. The sunniest June was 1984 at 2.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 2.
Average wind speed in Canberra during June is 1.2 m/s. The windiest Junes were 2002 and 2004 at 1.5 m/s, while the calmest were 2006, 2015 and 2017 at 0.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 5.9°C | 6.5°C | 7.1°C | 6.8°C | 6.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 10.3°C | 10.6°C | 11.4°C | 11.0°C | 11.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 1.6°C | 2.4°C | 2.8°C | 2.6°C | 2.2°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 56 mm | 89 mm | 70 mm | 62 mm | 32 mm | -24 mm |
June temperatures in Canberra have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
June has ranged from a record low of -3.8°C (1985) to a record high of 18.9°C (2005).
Rainfall in June is about average for rainfall, averaging 65 mm, with a wettest year of 247 mm.
A quieter season to visit Canberra
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of January and February tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Canberra. That said, June — with days averaging 10.9°C and nights around 2.3°C (mean 6.6°C) and moderate rainfall (65 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.9°C | 6.1°C | 1.3°C | 15.8°C | -1.3°C | 15 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 10.9°C | 6.3°C | 1.8°C | 15.0°C | -2.3°C | 50 mm | 84% | 1.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 11.1°C | 6.9°C | 2.7°C | 17.4°C | -2.4°C | 24 mm | 85% | 1.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 10.3°C | 6.0°C | 1.7°C | 12.8°C | -1.3°C | 10 mm | 85% | 1.4 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 10.8°C | 6.7°C | 2.6°C | 14.8°C | -2.4°C | 70 mm | 86% | 1.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 12.0°C | 7.4°C | 2.8°C | 15.4°C | -1.7°C | 22 mm | 84% | 1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 12.1°C | 7.2°C | 2.3°C | 15.6°C | -2.6°C | 34 mm | 82% | 1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 11.0°C | 6.9°C | 2.9°C | 14.1°C | -2.7°C | 21 mm | 83% | 1.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 12.3°C | 7.0°C | 1.8°C | 15.9°C | -2.0°C | 9 mm | 81% | 0.9 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 10.5°C | 6.9°C | 3.2°C | 14.2°C | -2.6°C | 125 mm | 87% | 1.4 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3°C | 6.4°C | 1.5°C | 14.7°C | -2.0°C | 63 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 10.8°C | 7.2°C | 3.6°C | 14.3°C | 0.6°C | 96 mm | 88% | 1.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 10.8°C | 7.2°C | 3.7°C | 14.4°C | -0.5°C | 125 mm | 88% | 1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 9.9°C | 6.2°C | 2.5°C | 13.0°C | -2.4°C | 73 mm | 88% | 1.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 10.5°C | 6.5°C | 2.6°C | 14.6°C | -2.2°C | 32 mm | 85% | 1.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 10.5°C | 6.2°C | 1.9°C | 13.5°C | -3.2°C | 41 mm | 87% | 1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 11.1°C | 7.4°C | 3.7°C | 15.0°C | -2.6°C | 63 mm | 87% | 1.1 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2008 🔥 | 12.6°C | 8.5°C | 4.4°C | 15.2°C | 0.5°C | 40 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2007 | 9.7°C | 5.9°C | 2.2°C | 13.4°C | -3.4°C | 158 mm | 88% | 1.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2006 | 10.5°C | 6.0°C | 1.4°C | 13.2°C | -2.6°C | 75 mm | 85% | 0.9 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 12.3°C | 8.3°C | 4.3°C | 18.9°C | -0.1°C | 132 mm | 81% | 1.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 11.5°C | 6.9°C | 2.3°C | 15.2°C | -1.4°C | 41 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6°C | 7.4°C | 3.2°C | 16.4°C | 0.0°C | 55 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2002 | 11.5°C | 6.8°C | 2.2°C | 17.7°C | -1.5°C | 53 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2001 | 13.0°C | 7.8°C | 2.6°C | 17.1°C | -2.9°C | 41 mm | 79% | 1.1 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2000 | 10.5°C | 6.1°C | 1.6°C | 13.8°C | -2.3°C | 46 mm | 84% | 1.1 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 11.3°C | 6.9°C | 2.4°C | 15.7°C | -1.6°C | 47 mm | 85% | 1.1 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1998 | 10.7°C | 6.9°C | 3.1°C | 16.6°C | -1.7°C | 122 mm | 86% | 1.2 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 11.6°C | 6.8°C | 2.1°C | 16.0°C | -1.6°C | 155 mm | 81% | 1.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 11.2°C | 6.9°C | 2.6°C | 16.0°C | -2.4°C | 61 mm | 86% | 1.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1995 | 9.8°C | 6.1°C | 2.4°C | 16.1°C | -1.8°C | 65 mm | 88% | 1.3 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1994 | 10.2°C | 6.4°C | 2.6°C | 16.3°C | -2.1°C | 58 mm | 86% | 1.1 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1993 | 10.0°C | 5.4°C | 0.8°C | 13.8°C | -2.6°C | 36 mm | 85% | 1.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 10.2°C | 5.8°C | 1.4°C | 14.8°C | -2.8°C | 73 mm | 86% | 1.1 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1991 🌧️ | 11.6°C | 8.1°C | 4.7°C | 16.4°C | 0.0°C | 247 mm | 89% | 1.3 m/s | 2 |
| 1990 | 9.5°C | 5.6°C | 1.6°C | 14.1°C | -1.9°C | 31 mm | 88% | 1.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1989 | 9.2°C | 6.0°C | 2.8°C | 11.9°C | -1.3°C | 81 mm | 92% | 1.1 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1988 | 10.8°C | 6.5°C | 2.3°C | 14.8°C | -1.2°C | 61 mm | 88% | 1.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 1987 | 11.6°C | 7.3°C | 3.0°C | 15.6°C | -0.7°C | 66 mm | 85% | 1.1 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1986 | 10.4°C | 5.6°C | 0.8°C | 15.1°C | -3.5°C | 23 mm | 81% | 1.1 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1985 | 10.1°C | 5.2°C | 0.4°C | 13.5°C | -3.8°C | 39 mm | 86% | 1.1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1984 | 11.9°C | 6.8°C | 1.8°C | 15.3°C | -0.4°C | 47 mm | 82% | 1 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1983 | 9.3°C | 5.3°C | 1.3°C | 13.2°C | -2.6°C | 56 mm | 89% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 10.5°C | 5.6°C | 0.7°C | 13.4°C | -2.0°C | 24 mm | 83% | 1 m/s | — |
| 1981 ❄️ | 8.7°C | 4.9°C | 1.2°C | 12.8°C | -2.4°C | 108 mm | 88% | 1.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded June data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in June is around 10.9°C with lows near 2.3°C (mean 6.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
June averages 65 mm of rainfall in Canberra, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 247 mm in 1991.
The hottest June reached 18.9°C in 2005. The coldest dipped to -3.8°C in 1985.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average June temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 10.1°C to 10.8°C and overnight lows from 1.1°C to 2°C over the same span.
June is one of the cooler months of the year in Canberra and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 10.9°C daytime highs and 2.3°C at night.
Not quite — June is the 2nd coolest month in Canberra, averaging 6.6°C.
For June in Canberra, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 10.9°C and lows of 2.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in June averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in June is 1.2 m/s. The windiest June on record averaged 1.5 m/s (2002).
The wettest June on record was 1991 with 247 mm. On average, June sees 65 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Canberra behaves each June, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for June specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
