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Best time to visit Canberra

March is the best time to visit Canberra for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking March comfort 95/100
The least cloud September 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 28 mm
Warmth January 27 °C
Cooler weather July 10 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 March 95 23 °C 5
2 December 91 24 °C 7
3 February 91 25 °C 6
4 November 88 22 °C 8
5 January 86 27 °C 7
6 April 86 19 °C 4
7 October 81 19 °C 8
8 May 67 14 °C 5
9 September 65 15 °C 7
10 August 51 12 °C 7
11 June 51 11 °C 7
12 July 47 10 °C 6

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 10 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.9 °C 49 mm 51 %
February 25.4 °C 54 mm 54 %
March 22.6 °C 38 mm 51 %
April 18.7 °C 28 mm 51 %
May 14.4 °C 28 mm 51 %
June 11.0 °C 53 mm 60 %
July 10.1 °C 38 mm 55 %
August 11.5 °C 50 mm 50 %
September 15.0 °C 52 mm 49 %
October 18.7 °C 56 mm 50 %
November 21.7 °C 60 mm 55 %
December 24.5 °C 57 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.