Sydney NSW Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Sydney, New South Wales Australia. How hot did it get in 2020? When was the last time thermometers in Sydney rose above 40 °C? What was the highest temperature in Sydney a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Sydney and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records were observed at Sydney's Observatory Hill Park and go back to 1859. The highest temperature measured during that time was 43 degrees Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) on January 7, 2018.

Highest Sydney temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
104	December 09, 2023	40
89	February 01, 2022	32
99	January 26, 2021	37
106	January 23, 2020	41
103	January 31, 2019	39
110	January 07, 2018	43
103	January 31, 2017	39
103	January 14, 2016	39
106	November 20, 2015	41
98	November 01, 2014 +	37
108	January 08, 2013	42
94	October 05, 2012	34
107	February 05, 2011	42
106	January 23, 2010	41

Highest temperature recorded at Sydney each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
106	January 24, 2009	41
95	October 31, 2008	35
102	January 21, 2007	39
101	November 22, 2006	38
102	December 07, 2005	39
104	December 01, 2004	40
102	January 18, 2003	39
100	November 26, 2002 +	38
97	December 24, 2001	36
102	December 22, 2000	39
90	October 10, 1999	32
101	February 27, 1998	38
100	December 02, 1997	38
–	1996	–
98	November 27, 1995 +	37
106	December 21, 1994	41
99	January 17, 1993	37
96	January 23, 1992	36
105	February 14, 1991	41
104	December 23, 1990	40
98	December 26, 1989	37
103	November 03, 1988	39
99	February 03, 1987	37
103	February 09, 1986	39
102	December 20, 1985	39
97	January 25, 1984	36
104	January 09, 1983	40
107	November 25, 1982	42
102	December 05, 1981	39
106	February 21, 1980	41
104	December 05, 1979	40
99	January 15, 1978	37
107	February 01, 1977	42
99	December 07, 1976	37
103	January 02, 1975	39
101	November 12, 1974	38
103	February 06, 1973	39
104	December 23, 1972	40
95	December 04, 1971	35
97	December 18, 1970	36
102	January 08, 1969	39
97	February 01, 1968	36
102	January 22, 1967	39
96	March 09, 1966	36
102	March 06, 1965	39
105	January 07, 1964	41
98	December 25, 1963	37
98	February 08, 1962	37
107	January 29, 1961	42
108	January 27, 1960	42
94	November 30, 1959	34
98	February 27, 1958	37
108	December 20, 1957	42
97	December 30, 1956	36
104	January 03, 1955	40
97	February 18, 1954	36
107	December 21, 1953	42
106	January 25, 1952	41
100	March 06, 1951	38
103	January 06, 1950	39
98	December 04, 1949	37
97	October 26, 1948	36
94	December 31, 1947	34
105	November 06, 1946	41
102	December 17, 1945	39
103	January 23, 1944	39
99	February 06, 1943	37
107	January 04, 1942	42
103	November 30, 1941	39
106	January 25, 1940	41
102	December 12, 1939 +	39
98	December 10, 1938	37
98	January 19, 1937	37
100	November 06, 1936	38
102	January 23, 1935	39
103	January 24, 1934	39
101	January 11, 1933	38
106	January 22, 1932	41
104	February 20, 1931	40
106	February 22, 1930	41
106	January 09, 1929	41
101	January 01, 1928	38
101	March 18, 1927	38
108	February 08, 1926	42
104	December 19, 1925	40
98	January 09, 1924	37
103	January 15, 1923	39
104	December 24, 1922	40
99	March 25, 1921	37
98	November 24, 1920	37
100	December 22, 1919	38
101	December 20, 1918	38
100	December 23, 1917	38
97	January 11, 1916	36
105	January 26, 1915	41
101	December 12, 1914	38
101	February 18, 1913 +	38
103	January 15, 1912	39
101	December 11, 1911	38
97	December 27, 1910	36
104	January 03, 1909	40
102	November 07, 1908	39
91	December 16, 1907	33
97	February 22, 1906	36
98	November 17, 1905	37
107	December 31, 1904	42
98	February 03, 1903	37
100	December 24, 1902	38
104	December 17, 1901	40
104	December 17, 1900	40
102	December 01, 1899	39
99	October 19, 1898	37
99	November 20, 1897	37
108	January 13, 1896	42
96	December 16, 1895	36
98	November 26, 1894	37
94	December 06, 1893	34
90	February 11, 1892	32
98	December 30, 1891	37
94	November 07, 1890 +	34
103	January 14, 1889	39
98	January 18, 1888	37
94	October 18, 1887	34
97	February 12, 1886	36
98	November 05, 1885	37
101	January 14, 1884	38
100	December 12, 1883	38
100	December 19, 1882	38
101	February 13, 1881	38
95	November 14, 1880	35
96	December 01, 1879	36
103	November 21, 1878	39
97	December 23, 1877	36
97	February 25, 1876	36
99	February 04, 1875	37
96	December 23, 1874	36
100	December 16, 1873	38
98	January 17, 1872	37
104	December 22, 1871	40
105	January 13, 1870	41
103	March 03, 1869	39
101	December 25, 1868	38
99	November 16, 1867	37
101	February 19, 1866	38
102	December 21, 1865	39
94	January 26, 1864 +	34
107	January 05, 1863	42
101	December 06, 1862	38
97	March 24, 1861	36
99	January 12, 1860	37
98	January 18, 1859	37

Sydney - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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