Canberra (Australia) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Canberra 2013–2023 · London 2013–2023

Across the 12 monthly averages, Canberra (Australia) is warmer in 7 months and London (Great Britain) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Canberra
January · 21.06 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Canberra
July · 5.44 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Canberra
July · 1.11 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Canberra
December · 11.78 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.98 °C (October); the largest is 16.33 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 15.62 °C in Canberra (Australia) and 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Canberra (Australia) has a higher daily rainfall average in 7 months and London (Great Britain) in 4; 1 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Canberra (Australia) has more average sunshine hours per day in 7 months and London (Great Britain) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: London (Great Britain) minus Canberra (Australia)

Temperature °C

Month Canberra London +/-
Jan 21.06 4.73 −16.33
Feb 19.49 5.44 −14.05
Mar 17.27 6.84 −10.43
Apr 13.34 9.18 −4.16
May 8.78 12.67 +3.89
Jun 6.18 16.27 +10.09
Jul 5.44 18.57 +13.13
Aug 6.38 17.74 +11.36
Sep 9.71 15.48 +5.78
Oct 13.29 12.31 −0.98
Nov 16.01 8.09 −7.92
Dec 18.89 6.52 −12.37
Annual mean 12.98 11.15 −1.83

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Canberra London +/-
Jan 11.29 3.74 −7.55
Feb 10.83 5.11 −5.72
Mar 9.55 6.38 −3.17
Apr 8.73 9.22 +0.49
May 8.06 10.11 +2.04
Jun 6.67 10.51 +3.84
Jul 7.38 10.94 +3.56
Aug 8.20 9.68 +1.48
Sep 9.45 8.02 −1.43
Oct 10.30 5.86 −4.44
Nov 11.03 4.12 −6.91
Dec 11.78 3.14 −8.64
Annual mean 9.44 7.24 −2.20

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Canberra London +/-
Jan 2.15 1.92 −0.22
Feb 1.80 1.71 −0.09
Mar 1.87 1.61 −0.27
Apr 1.55 1.33 −0.22
May 1.26 1.85 +0.59
Jun 2.04 1.93 −0.11
Jul 1.11 1.79 +0.68
Aug 1.85 2.02 +0.17
Sep 1.82 1.61 −0.20
Oct 1.98 2.51 +0.53
Nov 2.46 2.27 −0.18
Dec 2.10 2.10 +0.01
Annual mean 1.83 1.89 +0.06

Snow (mm)

Month Canberra London +/-
Jan 0.00 0.94 +0.94
Feb 0.00 0.76 +0.76
Mar 0.00 0.77 +0.77
Apr 0.00 0.05 +0.05
May 0.03 0.00 −0.03
Jun 0.01 0.00 −0.01
Jul 0.09 0.00 −0.09
Aug 0.04 0.00 −0.04
Sep 0.03 0.00 −0.03
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.04 +0.03
Dec 0.00 0.40 +0.40
Annual mean 0.02 0.25 +0.23