Summer begins on 1st December in Australia

The Summer Period in Australia

The first day of Summer in Australia is the 1st of December, and the summer season covers December, January and February.

Australian Summer months are: December, January and February

Mean Minimum and Maximum Summer temperatures in Australian Cities

• Mean temperature in Adelaide has been between 15.6 and 29.5 °C
• Mean temperature in Brisbane has been between 20.4 and 30.3 °C
• Mean temperature in Canberra has been between 11.4 and 29 °C
• Mean temperature in Darwin has been between 24.7 and 32.6 °C
• Mean temperature in Hobart has been between 10.8 and 21.7 °C
• Mean temperature in Melbourne has been between 11.9 and 26.5 °C
• Mean temperature in Perth has been between 16.3 and 31.6 °C
• Mean temperature in Sydney has been between 17.5 and 26 °C
• Mean temperature in Alice Springs NT has been between 20.3 and 36.3 °C
• Mean temperature in Cairns QLD has been between 23.4 and 31.5 °C
• Mean temperature in Penrith NSW has been between 17 and 30.8 °C
• Mean temperature in Toowoomba QLD has been between 16.6 and 28.2 °C

Number of Rainy Days in Summer

• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Adelaide has been 3.2 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Brisbane has been 9 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Canberra has been 4.8 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Darwin has been 17 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Hobart has been 5.9 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Melbourne has been 4.9 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Perth has been 1.6 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Sydney has been 8.5 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Alice Springs NT has been 3.7 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Cairns QLD has been 14.1 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Penrith NSW has been 7.5 per month
• Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm in Toowoomba QLD has been 7.6 per month

Average Rainfall in Summer

• Mean rainfall (mm) in Adelaide has been 22 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Brisbane has been 139.4 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Canberra has been 54.3 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Darwin has been 351 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Hobart has been 47.8 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Melbourne has been 46.3 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Perth has been 13.5 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Sydney has been 99.1 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Alice Springs NT has been 40.5 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Cairns QLD has been 338.3 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Penrith NSW has been 93 mm per month
• Mean rainfall (mm) in Toowoomba QLD has been 102.5 mm per month

The above data is based on government data at 2016 from http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/