Greater Sydney in May 2026

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for May were above average at most sites across Greater Sydney.
  • May rainfall totals ranged from around 100% to around 230% of average across Greater Sydney.

Temperature

Sydney (Observatory Hill)

  • Total rainfall for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 102.4 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 21.9 °C.
  • The warmest day was 25.9 °C on the 3rd, and the coolest day was on the 7th when the temperature reached 18.7 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 14.5 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 9.9 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 4th when the minimum temperature was 18.2 °C.

Extremes in May 2026
Hottest day 27.3 °C at Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) on the 3rd
Warmest days on average 22.1 °C at Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS)
Coolest days on average 13.9 °C at Mount Boyce AWS
Coldest day 6.8 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 7th
Coldest night 1.0 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 8th
Coolest nights on average 7.8 °C at Mount Boyce AWS
Warmest nights on average 15.9 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West)
Warmest night 20.0 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) on the 3rd
Warmest on average overall 18.4 °C at Norah Head AWS
18.4 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West)
Coolest on average overall 10.8 °C at Mount Boyce AWS
Wettest overall 229.6 mm at Gosford AWS
Wettest day 72.6 mm at Gosford AWS on the 28th
Strongest wind gust 85.0 km/h at Wattamolla AWS on the 29th

Record highest May daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 20.0 on the 3rd 19.6 on 03 May 2019 24 13.6



Record highest May mean minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
Sydney Airport AMO 14.7 13.9 in 2025 88 11.1
Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 12.5 =12.5 in 2025 58 9.9
Camden Airport AWS 10.4 9.9 in 1989 50 7.0
Norah Head AWS 15.6 14.7 in 2025 32 13.1
Richmond RAAF 11.1 10.6 in 2025 32 7.6
Canterbury Racecourse AWS 12.1 11.6 in 2025 31 9.3
Penrith Lakes AWS 11.9 11.8 in 2025 31 9.3
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 12.0 11.8 in 2025 29 9.2
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 15.9 15.2 in 2025 24 13.6
Terrey Hills AWS 13.1 12.7 in 2025 22 10.8
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 11.0 10.2 in 2025 20 7.5



Highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
Bankstown Airport AWS 12.1 12.3 in 1989 9.5
Mangrove Mountain AWS 10.9 11.3 in 1995 9.0

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported




Record highest May mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
Bankstown Airport AWS 17.0 16.5 in 2025 58 15.0
Camden Airport AWS 16.0 15.4 in 2025 50 13.8
Mangrove Mountain AWS 15.4 =15.4 in 2016 32 13.9
Norah Head AWS 18.5 18.2 in 2016 32 16.8
Richmond RAAF 16.5 15.8 in 2025 32 14.3
Canterbury Racecourse AWS 16.8 16.3 in 2007 31 15.0
Penrith Lakes AWS 17.0 16.5 in 2025 31 15.2
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 16.6 16.2 in 2025 29 14.8
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 18.4 18.3 in 2016 24 16.8
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 16.3 15.5 in 2025 20 14.2




Summary statistics for May 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2026
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2026
Mean for
May
2026
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2026
Total for
May
2026
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2026
Fraction of
May
average
Badgerys Creek AWS 21.7 +1.0 25.4 3rd 10.8 +3.0 4.5 9th 81.8 41.2 high 198%
Bankstown Airport AWS 21.7 +1.1 26.3 3rd 12.1 +2.6 6.2 31st 87.4 66.0 average 132%
Camden Airport AWS 21.5 +0.9 25.4 3rd 10.4 +3.4 4.5 31st 90.0 53.9 high 167%
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 21.5 +0.5 25.5 3rd 11.0 +3.5 5.3 8th 83.6 47.4 high 176%
Canterbury Racecourse AWS 21.3 +0.6 25.7 3rd 12.1 +2.8 6.6 31st 105.0 82.1 average 128%
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 22.1 +0.9 27.3 3rd 11.8 +3.6 6.1 10th 157.8 79.7 high 198%
Gosford AWS 21.5 +0.6 25.7 3rd 13.3 +2.7 5.7 8th 229.6 100.5 high 228%
Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS 21.2 +0.5 25.6 3rd 12.0 +3.1 6.1 31st 76.0 51.4 high 148%
Holsworthy Defence AWS 20.7 26.3 3rd 11.5 5.9 31st 88.8
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 21.1 +0.6 25.4 3rd 12.0 +2.8 4.1 8th 80.0 43.6 high 184%
Katoomba (Farnells Rd) 14.6 +1.3 20.8 3rd 7.8 +1.7 2.0 9th 131.7 100.3 high 131%
Mangrove Mountain AWS 19.9 +1.0 24.3 3rd 10.9 +1.9 3.4 8th 152.2 87.8 high 173%
Mount Boyce AWS 14.0 +0.5 20.7 3rd 7.8 +1.8 1.0 8th 136.4 61.0 high 224%
Norah Head AWS 21.3 +0.9 25.5 3rd 15.6 +2.5 9.1 8th 196.8 137.6 high 143%
Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 21.2 +0.6 26.0 3rd 12.5 +2.6 7.5 8th 103.8 69.0 high 150%
Penrith Lakes AWS 22.0 +0.8 27.1 3rd 11.9 +2.6 4.5 8th 47.2 39.9 high 118%
Richmond RAAF 21.7 +0.8 26.9 3rd 11.1 +3.5 3.5 8th 98.2 50.0 high 196%
Sydney (Observatory Hill) 21.9 25.9 3rd 14.5 9.9 8th 102.4
Sydney Airport AMO 20.9 +0.7 25.6 3rd 14.7 +3.6 9.6 8th 97.0 98.5 average 98%
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 20.9 +0.9 23.8 2nd 15.9 +2.3 11.2 8th
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) 21.7 +0.3 26.3 3rd 12.9 +2.8 7.5 8th 61.2 58.2 average 105%
Terrey Hills AWS 19.8 +0.4 23.7 3rd 13.1 +2.3 6.5 8th 149.6 73.7 high 203%

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Badgerys Creek AWS 24.8 25.0 25.4 18.2 23.1 23.7 18.1 20.5 22.9 24.5 22.3 21.4 18.8 21.9 22.9 22.9 20.2 18.5 20.5 19.4 21.2 21.2 20.6 22.5 22.1 20.2 24.6 21.9 22.8 19.9
Bankstown Airport AWS 24.4 25.2 26.3 21.3 23.7 23.4 18.5 21.0 22.5 23.5 22.7 19.2 21.8 21.9 23.2 20.2 18.9 20.3 19.4 20.5 20.0 20.7 20.2 21.3 20.4 23.7 21.7 21.9 20.1
Camden Airport AWS 25.4 24.8 25.4 17.8 23.0 23.4 17.1 19.8 22.5 24.7 22.8 21.4 18.2 21.9 22.3 22.9 20.3 18.6 20.3 19.5 20.8 20.5 20.2 20.9 21.4 19.9 23.9 22.1 23.2 19.6
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 24.7 24.0 25.5 18.1 23.3 23.3 17.0 19.9 22.5 23.7 22.7 21.7 21.9 23.0 22.7 20.1 18.5 19.8 19.3 20.7 20.0 20.5 21.1 21.1 20.1 24.4 21.7 22.5 19.9
Canterbury Racecourse AWS 24.9 24.8 25.7 20.6 23.3 23.3 18.7 20.9 20.8 23.3 21.9 21.3 19.1 20.8 20.7 23.0 20.5 19.4 20.5 19.1 19.4 19.4 20.0 20.4 20.7 20.0 24.2 21.1 21.1 20.5
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 24.4 25.4 27.3 24.2 23.9 23.4 20.0 22.4 23.0 23.3 23.3 22.6 21.4 22.4 22.2 23.3 23.0 19.8 23.2 19.4 19.3 18.9 18.8 22.4 21.7 21.9 19.6 22.4 20.4 20.6
Gosford AWS 24.7 25.0 25.7 23.1 23.2 23.1 19.1 21.6 21.8 22.9 22.9 21.8 19.8 21.2 21.3 22.5 20.5 19.1 22.8 19.1 19.3 18.3 19.5 20.9 21.6 20.6 22.0 20.4 20.2 20.1
Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS 24.2 24.0 25.6 19.5 23.2 23.2 17.7 20.2 22.1 23.5 22.2 21.7 18.1 21.8 21.1 23.1 19.8 18.0 19.5 19.1 20.2 19.6 20.0 20.5 19.9 20.2 23.7 21.1 22.1 19.8
Holsworthy Defence AWS 24.1 24.4 26.3 18.3 22.8 23.7 17.0 19.3 21.7 22.9 20.7 20.3 17.9 20.1 20.7 24.0 19.8 18.1 18.8 18.2 19.5 18.8 18.8 20.4 19.8 19.1 24.1 21.2 21.1 19.7
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 24.1 23.9 25.4 19.9 22.7 22.6 18.1 20.3 22.1 23.4 21.9 20.5 18.3 21.1 22.5 22.1 19.2 18.6 19.9 18.9 20.5 19.5 19.6 20.1 21.5 20.4 23.5 21.2 22.0 19.5
Katoomba (Farnells Rd) 17.5 17.0 20.8 14.6 15.5 17.0 13.9 11.9 11.1 15.7 13.0 15.0 12.2 12.9 10.5 11.2 13.8 16.0 17.0 11.8
Mangrove Mountain AWS 23.2 22.4 24.3 21.2 22.8 21.4 17.6 19.7 21.1 20.7 21.2 20.1 18.7 19.1 19.7 20.4 19.2 17.2 21.4 17.1 18.5 15.8 16.9 18.0 19.3 21.1 21.7 18.1 19.7 18.5
Mount Boyce AWS 16.6 18.9 20.7 14.5 14.5 16.5 6.8 9.4 16.5 16.7 13.9 12.8 11.4 14.5 13.2 15.9 15.1 13.1 13.3 10.8 13.2 10.8 11.5 13.3 15.7 14.6 17.6 13.1 15.4 10.1
Norah Head AWS 24.1 24.3 25.5 24.7 23.0 21.3 18.8 21.2 19.9 20.9 23.8 22.3 22.4 22.6 20.9 22.5 22.3 19.2 22.1 18.5 18.2 19.7 19.8 20.6 21.2 21.8 20.1 20.4 19.6 18.6
Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 23.8 25.2 26.0 21.0 23.0 23.0 17.2 20.8 22.4 22.5 22.2 21.4 18.5 21.2 21.0 22.5 20.0 19.0 20.7 19.5 20.2 19.2 20.0 20.3 20.0 20.0 23.5 21.2 20.8 20.2
Penrith Lakes AWS 25.4 25.4 27.1 19.9 23.8 24.0 19.1 22.0 23.5 24.1 22.8 20.4 18.5 22.4 22.8 23.6 19.8 18.6 21.1 19.6 20.4 20.4 20.4 22.3 22.8 20.6 23.1 22.4 23.3 20.9
Richmond RAAF 24.7 25.4 26.9 20.5 24.0 23.1 19.3 22.0 22.0 23.3 22.1 19.4 19.1 22.2 22.6 21.8 19.4 19.0 22.5 19.5 20.5 20.5 20.3 21.9 20.8 22.3 21.1 23.0 20.9
Sydney (Observatory Hill) 24.7 24.9 25.9 21.8 23.7 24.6 18.7 21.3 22.6 23.7 23.6 21.8 20.5 22.2 22.1 23.3 20.3 19.1 21.7 20.0 20.0 20.8 20.6 20.5 21.2 20.7 23.2 21.1 21.2 21.6
Sydney Airport AMO 23.7 25.4 25.6 22.1 23.7 21.7 18.7 21.0 20.0 21.6 22.0 22.2 19.3 21.1 19.8 21.1 21.3 19.9 20.2 18.7 18.2 19.7 20.2 19.1 20.1 19.2 22.2 20.2 19.6 20.9
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 23.5 23.8 22.8 21.7 22.3 22.0 17.4 19.8 19.7 21.1 22.3 21.1 20.0 20.8 21.2 23.6 20.6 19.5 20.7 18.2 18.3 19.5 20.7 20.4 20.7 20.2 23.7 21.7 20.6 19.6
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) 25.9 26.3 21.4 23.6 23.4 19.5 21.2 22.8 23.4 23.4 21.3 19.3 21.5 21.5 23.8 20.4 19.6 21.0 19.8 19.3 19.9 20.8 20.6 20.3 23.8 21.3 21.4 20.8
Terrey Hills AWS 22.5 22.5 23.7 20.4 21.5 21.0 16.8 19.6 20.0 21.1 21.4 19.1 17.9 19.7 19.7 21.8 18.7 18.2 21.1 17.3 17.6 16.6 17.9 19.9 19.8 19.7 22.5 19.2 19.1 18.5
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for May 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Badgerys Creek AWS 10.3 11.6 12.2 12.6 7.7 7.5 6.8 6.8 4.5 5.4 10.4 11.2 11.1 11.3 10.6 11.1 12.8 13.2 13.6 6.1 7.8 12.5 12.6 13.2 14.6 16.0 15.7 16.0 16.5 7.2
Bankstown Airport AWS 12.5 14.1 13.5 14.7 10.0 10.4 9.0 8.0 9.3 8.5 10.4 11.1 10.4 12.3 11.8 12.9 14.7 15.9 8.8 9.6 12.5 13.4 13.3 14.6 16.2 16.1 16.6 16.7 10.2
Camden Airport AWS 9.0 10.9 11.7 11.7 7.7 5.8 6.7 8.8 5.1 4.8 10.6 8.6 10.5 10.1 10.7 10.2 13.2 13.3 13.5 6.2 5.3 12.4 13.1 13.4 15.0 16.1 15.1 16.0 16.0 6.7
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 10.5 11.8 13.2 13.4 8.0 7.4 7.3 5.3 7.1 6.3 9.9 9.3 11.6 12.5 11.1 12.8 13.6 13.7 8.5 7.8 11.9 13.1 13.4 14.2 16.0 15.8 15.6 15.9 7.4
Canterbury Racecourse AWS 13.5 14.6 13.5 14.1 10.1 9.8 7.8 7.7 11.6 7.9 9.3 10.4 12.2 10.4 11.7 11.9 12.6 14.2 16.1 7.3 9.3 12.4 13.9 12.6 15.5 16.1 16.4 17.1 17.0 10.7
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 11.7 14.4 11.9 10.5 12.5 8.1 7.7 8.1 6.3 6.1 10.1 11.4 13.5 10.7 11.6 10.8 12.0 15.1 15.2 10.9 7.8 12.9 13.2 11.9 16.5 15.4 15.8 16.3 17.2 10.2
Gosford AWS 12.7 15.4 14.3 13.6 13.6 10.6 11.5 5.7 11.4 8.5 14.3 13.4 16.5 13.7 13.5 12.9 14.3 15.8 16.0 11.1 9.9 13.6 14.3 12.1 15.9 16.0 16.2 16.9 16.9 10.4
Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS 10.3 13.2 14.1 14.9 10.1 9.7 9.5 8.0 10.1 7.4 12.1 9.9 11.3 10.7 11.8 11.4 14.0 14.0 15.0 9.0 9.1 12.0 13.1 13.5 15.2 16.7 16.1 16.8 16.8 8.8
Holsworthy Defence AWS 11.5 12.6 13.4 14.4 8.9 7.8 9.2 6.3 9.0 7.6 11.3 11.0 11.4 10.2 11.3 11.5 13.5 13.6 14.2 9.9 7.3 11.3 12.9 13.1 14.5 15.9 15.1 16.1 16.0 8.8
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 12.9 14.4 14.3 14.6 9.6 8.1 8.0 4.1 5.9 7.0 13.2 13.0 12.8 11.7 13.2 11.8 14.1 14.2 15.2 10.3 9.7 12.5 13.0 13.3 15.2 16.3 15.7 16.2 16.6 7.5
Katoomba (Farnells Rd) 9.3 11.0 10.8 11.4 2.0 7.0 6.7 9.3 7.3 8.2 9.3 9.5 5.3 4.2 6.6 7.8 8.8 9.1 10.5 4.4
Mangrove Mountain AWS 11.3 13.4 13.1 12.9 9.7 6.5 8.5 3.4 4.6 5.8 10.3 10.5 11.7 10.9 13.4 11.3 12.9 14.2 14.2 8.4 6.5 11.4 11.3 10.7 14.1 15.8 14.7 15.3 14.3 9.3
Mount Boyce AWS 8.5 9.9 10.5 11.3 5.5 5.7 4.0 1.0 4.3 7.0 6.9 8.9 7.5 8.4 9.3 8.9 9.7 10.8 10.2 4.9 4.2 6.4 7.7 8.4 10.4 11.3 8.8 10.6 10.4 3.7
Norah Head AWS 17.2 18.5 19.3 17.7 15.7 14.1 12.8 9.1 12.2 12.9 15.5 18.0 17.3 17.7 14.9 15.3 16.7 17.3 15.8 13.2 12.8 14.4 16.3 16.0 17.2 18.5 16.9 17.3 17.7 12.1
Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 13.0 14.8 14.0 15.0 10.6 10.6 9.2 7.5 9.8 9.5 11.0 10.8 11.5 11.6 12.8 12.0 13.0 14.5 16.2 9.3 9.8 12.5 14.0 14.0 16.0 17.0 16.6 17.4 16.5 9.8
Penrith Lakes AWS 12.0 12.9 13.9 14.1 10.2 8.2 7.6 4.5 6.6 7.3 11.8 12.4 13.3 13.3 11.6 12.6 13.8 14.8 13.9 8.9 7.6 13.6 14.0 13.5 15.2 16.8 14.7 16.1 17.0 7.9
Richmond RAAF 10.9 12.1 12.1 12.4 9.3 6.7 6.8 3.5 3.7 4.9 9.4 10.1 11.3 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.7 14.3 15.2 8.7 13.2 13.2 12.5 14.3 16.1 15.5 16.4 17.3 7.5
Sydney (Observatory Hill) 15.6 17.3 18.1 18.2 14.2 12.5 12.2 9.9 12.4 11.5 13.6 14.8 15.9 14.1 14.2 14.8 16.4 16.1 16.3 11.5 11.9 12.9 14.4 14.6 16.1 17.4 15.8 17.1 16.5 12.1
Sydney Airport AMO 15.6 17.1 17.2 18.1 14.4 12.4 12.0 9.6 13.2 11.1 13.5 16.0 16.3 15.3 14.3 14.2 16.1 16.3 16.4 13.2 12.2 13.8 15.6 14.6 16.5 17.1 16.7 17.8 16.9 11.2
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) 17.3 18.1 20.0 19.1 16.2 13.8 13.3 11.2 13.9 13.1 14.4 16.9 16.2 17.3 15.4 15.5 17.6 17.5 17.3 14.4 13.3 14.7 16.8 16.0 17.0 17.8 15.8 18.1 18.0 13.4
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) 15.3 14.4 15.5 11.5 10.1 8.8 7.5 10.1 9.7 11.2 12.0 12.2 12.1 13.8 13.5 14.0 15.4 16.3 9.2 12.5 13.9 13.9 16.0 16.8 16.6 17.1 16.6 9.5
Terrey Hills AWS 14.2 16.2 16.9 15.9 11.8 10.7 8.8 6.5 11.6 9.6 12.5 14.9 14.9 14.0 13.5 13.2 15.2 15.0 14.8 10.1 11.0 11.9 12.8 13.6 15.3 16.3 14.8 16.3 15.4 9.1
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for May 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) - - - 1.0 5.0 - - - - - - 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 - - - 8.0 6.0 - - 2.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 10.0 14.0 14.0 - -
Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) - 0.1 - 0.1 4.0 - 0.1 - - - 0.1 3.5 3.8 4.4 7.6 7.7 0.5 0.2 11.8 4.3 - 0.7 4.0 5.0 4.2 5.0 15.7 17.0 13.0 0.5 -
Audley (Royal National Park) - 1.0 - 1.0 6.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 10.0 11.0 1.0 - - 8.0 1.0 - 2.0 6.0 12.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 3.0 21.0 - -
Badgerys Creek AWS - - - 1.8 6.4 - - - - - - 0.6 0.4 4.0 2.0 - - - 8.4 2.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 4.6 4.6 1.2 12.2 16.8 15.2 0.2 -
Bankstown Airport AWS - 0.4 - - 8.4 - - - - - - 4.6 2.6 4.4 - - 0.4 8.8 4.8 0.2 0.6 2.6 6.4 4.0 4.8 11.2 6.6 16.4 0.2 -
Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct - - 0.5 0.5 6.5 - - - - - - 1.0 - 12.0 1.5 - - - 9.0 17.0 - - 3.5 4.5 3.0 3.5 7.0 11.0 15.5 - -
Blackheath (Wombat Street) 1.0 - - 3.0 8.0 - - - - - 1.0 7.0 2.0 37.0 9.0 6.0 - 1.0 12.0 5.0 - 4.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 8.0 10.0 14.0 11.0 - -
Bringelly (Maryland) - - - 4.0 7.0 - - - - - - - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 8.0 2.0 - - - 4.0 6.0 3.0 18.0 8.0 12.0 - -
Camden (Brownlow Hill) - 0.2 - 5.0 6.0 - - - - - - - 0.2 4.0 2.6 - 0.2 0.6 8.0 2.6 - 0.4 0.2 5.0 7.8 - 17.6 6.4 12.6
Camden Airport AWS - 0.2 - 3.8 7.2 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 6.2 3.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 10.2 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 5.6 7.8 0.2 18.4 6.6 15.0 - -
Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa - 1.0 - 1.0 8.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 4.0 5.0 - - 1.0 9.0 2.0 - 1.0 1.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 9.0 3.0 18.0 - -
Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 0.2 0.2 2.2 1.6 7.8 - - - - - - - 0.2 6.4 - 0.2 - 7.4 5.2 - 1.0 1.4 2.8 4.0 2.4 16.8 3.8 20.0 - -
Canterbury Racecourse AWS - 0.2 - - 5.6 - - - - - - 1.4 - 0.4 4.6 0.6 - - 8.6 1.6 0.2 2.4 3.6 7.0 4.2 3.4 11.2 8.4 41.4 0.2 -
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road) - - - 2.2 4.4 - - - - - - 1.0 2.4 11.4 2.6 1.0 - - 14.8 12.0 - - - 5.0 3.2 4.2 8.8 9.4
Centennial Park 3.0 1.0 - - - 2.0 0.2 - - - 1.0
Chatswood Bowling Club - - - - 1.0 - - - - - 5.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 7.0 1.0 - 1.0 10.0 3.0 - 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 11.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 - -
Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) - 3.8 - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - 6.8 12.6 1.0 1.0 - 14.0 2.2 - - - 10.8 3.0 16.0
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines) - - - 1.6 2.2 - - - - - - 3.4 0.8 14.2 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.8 17.4 0.8 4.4 9.2 0.8 3.0 8.6 16.8 24.4
Concord (Brays Rd) - 0.4 - - 5.0 - - - - - - 2.6 1.4 4.0 5.2 0.8 - 0.2 9.0 3.4 - 1.0 3.8 2.2 3.0 6.0 11.4 16.6 12.0 0.4
Concord Golf Club - 0.4 - - 6.2 - - - - - - 3.2 - 6.0 6.4 0.8 0.2 - 9.6 4.2 - 1.6 5.8 2.2 3.6 3.2 15.0
Cooranbong (Avondale) - 1.0 - - 4.0 - - - - - 3.0 4.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 1.0 - 1.0 23.0 3.0 - 3.0 5.0 6.0 9.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 58.0 - -
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) - 1.0 - - 4.0 - 0.2 - - - 2.6 4.8 9.0 5.2 8.8 0.8 - 0.8 22.8 3.2 - 3.0 4.4 6.2 8.6 2.4 2.8 11.6 55.2 0.4 -
Cronulla South Bowling Club - - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - - 6.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 - 7.0 1.0 - 5.0 1.0 18.0 9.0 10.0 9.0 2.0 23.0 - -
Darkes Forest (Kintyre) - 1.0 - 2.0 5.0 - - - - - 1.0 - 5.0 20.0 3.0 - - 1.0 8.0 1.0 - 4.0 2.0 13.0 6.0 5.0 9.0 1.0 21.0 - -
Faulconbridge (Great Western Hwy) - - - 2.0 5.0 - - - - - - 3.0 2.0 21.0 3.0 2.0 - 1.0 8.0 1.0 - 1.0 2.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 14.0 16.0 - -
Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent) - 0.6 - - 8.0 - - - - - 0.2 4.0 2.4 21.8 2.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 8.4 1.4 - 1.4 2.0 6.6 2.4 0.6 7.8 13.8 13.2 0.2
Gosford AWS - 1.8 - - 0.8 - - - - - 1.6 3.2 0.2 6.0 2.4 0.6 3.2 0.2 17.0 16.4 - 2.8 10.6 3.8 4.8 9.0 17.6 72.6 54.6 0.4 -
Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS - - 0.2 - 6.4 - - - - - - - - 11.8 - 2.6 0.2 - 3.8 6.8 - 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 10.2 8.8 15.0 6.8 -
Holsworthy Defence AWS 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 9.0 - - - - - - 0.4 0.6 6.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 9.6 2.4 0.2 1.8 1.4 6.0 5.0 4.0 9.4 4.4 23.4 - -
Hornsby (Swimming Pool) - 0.8 - - 1.2 - - - - - - 1.0 0.4 17.0 8.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 10.6 10.8 - 0.4 9.6 6.4 4.4 5.6 6.6 29.8 24.2 1.2 -
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS - - 0.8 0.4 6.6 - - - - - - 4.8 1.2 6.4 1.4 - 0.2 - 9.0 5.4 - 0.2 3.0 6.4 2.6 5.4 10.8 15.4 - -
Katoomba (Farnells Rd) - 0.4 0.3 2.0 4.4 - - - - - 2.0 3.0 3.4 27.2 6.4 0.6 0.2 → → 17.6 - 6.0 6.8 9.0 2.0 → → 26.8 13.6 - -
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line of Road) - - - 0.2 5.3 - - - - - - 6.4 2.6 16.0 → 5.6 - 0.6 12.8 8.0 - 1.0 2.2 8.8 5.0 → 12.8 13.0 17.0
Lucas Heights (ANSTO) - 0.4 - 0.2 6.4 - - - - - - 1.2 1.4 9.2 9.4 0.2 - 0.2 7.4 1.4 - 2.2 1.6 10.4 4.8 2.6 11.6 2.0 38.4
Mangrove Mountain AWS 0.4 0.2 - - 0.4 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 7.0 1.8 11.4 2.6 1.6 0.2 0.4 18.4 13.4 - 0.8 6.0 3.8 10.0 4.0 8.0 11.2 49.6 0.4 0.2
Marrickville Golf Club - - - - 6.0 - - - - - 1.0 1.0 - 1.0 4.0 2.0 - - 9.0 2.0 - 2.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 14.0 11.0 36.0 - -
Mount Boyce AWS - 0.6 - 1.6 6.2 0.2 - - - - 1.0 6.8 2.4 31.4 9.0 3.4 0.2 0.2 12.2 4.2 0.2 3.4 4.4 7.4 1.0 8.8 9.4 12.6 9.6 0.2 -
Norah Head AWS 1.2 9.6 - - 1.2 - - - - - 8.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 6.2 0.4 1.2 0.6 27.4 9.2 1.0 10.4 1.8 7.0 8.4 3.4 7.0 34.6 54.2 1.8 -
North Parramatta (Burnside Homes) - - - 0.5 6.0 - - - - - 0.5 1.0 0.5 6.0 2.0 - 0.5 - 9.0 7.0 0.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 4.0 6.5 5.5 24.5 19.0 0.5 -
North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) - - - 0.5 5.5 - - - - - - 1.0 1.0 7.5 2.0 - 0.5 - - 11.5 - 0.5 2.5 5.5 - 2.0 5.5 12.0 14.5 - -
North Ryde Golf Club - - - - 2.0 - - - - - 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 - 1.0 - 9.0 5.0 - - 2.0 5.0 4.0 8.0 11.0 26.0 13.0 1.0 -
Parramatta North (Masons Drive) - 0.4 0.2 0.2 6.0 - - - - - - 0.8 0.6 9.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 9.4 7.0 - 0.6 3.0 3.8 3.6 6.2 5.8 25.0 19.2 - -
Peakhurst Golf Club - 1.0 - - 5.0 - - - - - 1.0 4.0 - 8.0 7.0 1.0 - - 7.0 1.0 - 2.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 11.0 4.0 20.0 - -
Penrith Lakes AWS - - - 1.6 6.0 - - - - - - 1.8 0.2 13.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 - 10.8 10.6 - - 0.6
Prospect Reservoir - - - 1.0 5.0 - - - - - 1.0 1.0 - 6.0 - - - 1.0 8.0 14.0 - - 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 13.0 21.0 20.0 - -
Putty (The Gibba) - - - - 7.0 - - - - - - 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 - 1.0 18.0 - - 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 21.0 11.0 - -
Randwick (Randwick St) - 2.2 - - 2.0 - - - - - 0.6 2.6 5.0 1.0 5.8 1.0 6.4 0.6 10.4 0.8 - 2.6 2.4 8.4 10.4 5.6 14.4 11.0 12.4 0.2 -
Richmond RAAF - 0.2 - 1.4 6.6 0.2 - - - - 2.8 3.0 0.8 13.2 3.4 0.4 - - 13.0 14.4 0.4 - 0.4 5.0 4.6 0.6 7.6 5.2 15.0 - -
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) 0.4 3.0 - - 1.2 - - - - - 11.4 2.8 0.8 2.8 11.8 0.6 5.6 0.8 10.5 1.8 - 2.2 4.8 7.2 10.0 9.8 13.6 11.8 8.4
Rossmore (South Creek) - - - 2.0 7.0 - - - - - - - - 3.0 3.0 - - 1.0 8.0 1.0 - 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 9.0 6.0 24.0 - -
Sans Souci (Public School) - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - - 12.0 6.0 - - - 9.0 - - 1.0 1.0 6.0 11.0 5.0 15.0 4.0 14.0 - -
Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) - - - - - - 0.5 0.5 - 18.5 - 5.0 7.5 - -
Shanes Park (South Creek Road) - - - 1.0 6.6 - - - - - - 0.2 0.8 14.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 - 10.4 11.6 - 0.4 1.6 4.4 3.6 4.2 11.8 7.2 12.2 - -
Sydney (Observatory Hill) 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 1.6 - - - - - 2.2 2.0 4.0 1.4 12.6 0.2 1.2 0.2 10.0 2.6 - 2.0 4.0 3.4 6.6 7.4 15.0 13.6 11.8 - -
Sydney Airport AMO 0.2 - - - 5.2 0.2 - - - - 0.2 2.0 0.2 4.6 5.8 0.8 - 0.2 7.8 0.6 0.2 2.4 2.2 8.8 9.4 5.2 11.2 7.0 22.8 - -
Sydney Botanic Gardens 0.2 0.8 - 0.2 1.8 - - - - - 2.4 1.8 4.2 1.6 19.8 0.2 0.8 - 10.2 3.0 0.2 2.0 4.6 3.2 7.2 3.4
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) - 0.2 - - 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 - - - - 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 3.4 1.6 3.2 8.2 8.2 16.2 11.6 2.2 -
Terrey Hills AWS - 0.6 - - 1.4 - - - - - - 1.2 2.2 11.6 11.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 10.8 4.6 - 0.8 5.6 7.0 3.8 9.0 15.0 29.4 32.0 0.6 -
Wahroonga (Ada Avenue) 0.2 1.0 - 0.2 1.8 - - - - 0.2 0.2 2.2 1.0 19.0 6.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 10.6 8.4 - 1.0 9.6 9.4 4.4 6.0 8.0 36.8 28.2 1.2 -
Wedderburn (Booalbyn) - 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 6.0 - - - 1.0 7.0 4.0 - 2.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 2.0 12.0 - -
Wyong (Kulnura (Jeavons)) - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 - - 1.0 25.0 6.0 - - 4.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 7.0 8.0 64.0 - -
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Sydney using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Sydney “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 1 June 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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