Sydney from Cape Town
10,989 km, about 14h 19m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Sydney and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Cape Town
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Typical fare | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 8d | 45 | — | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| Feb | 26° | 10d | 65 | — | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
| Mar | 25° | 12d | 65 | — | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Apr | 23° | 7d | 65 | — | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| May | 20° | 8d | 65 | — | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Jun | 17° | 7d | 80 | — | good | 17C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 17° | 5d | 100 | — | sweet spot | 17C max, 5 rainy days |
| Aug | 18° | 6d | 100 | — | sweet spot | 18C max, 6 rainy days |
| Sep | 21° | 5d | 85 | — | sweet spot | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| Oct | 23° | 8d | 65 | 21,228 ZAR | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| Nov | 24° | 8d | 85 | — | sweet spot | 24C max, 8 rainy days |
| Dec | 26° | 6d | 45 | — | goodbusy | peak: Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and… |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in ZA as well as at Sydney, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Sydney
Sydney experiences a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Refer to climate normals for accurate weather expectations.
| Busiest |
early Dec to late Feb — Summertime in Sydney attracts tourists for its beaches and festivals.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Mar to late May — Autumn offers milder temperatures and fewer crowds.
early Sep to late Nov — Spring brings pleasant weather and blooming flowers before the peak season.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
Sydney from anywhere · everywhere from Cape Town
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