Surry Hills in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Surry Hills sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 214 mm of rain over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Surry Hills's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Surry Hills's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 214 mm
- 26 wet days
- Avg wind
- 19 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Surry Hills in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Surry Hills reaches about 16°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.
Surry Hills weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 20° | 75 | 9 | 14 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 24° / 21° | 93 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 23° / 20° | 83 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 21° / 17° | 78 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 6.6 |
| May | 19° / 15° | 84 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 6.3 |
| Jun | 17° / 13° | 100 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 16° / 12° | 59 | 8.2 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 17° / 12° | 55 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 6.0 |
| Sep | 18° / 14° | 50 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| Oct | 19° / 15° | 61 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 6.6 |
| Nov | 21° / 17° | 72 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 22° / 19° | 58 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 7.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Surry Hills gets around 214 mm of rain over 26 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 19 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.0 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Surry Hills
None of Surry Hills's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Surry Hills sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Is winter a good time to visit Surry Hills?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Surry Hills for sightseeing.
What to pack for Surry Hills in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Surry Hills sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Surry Hills in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 19°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 13 to Jun 7 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 23 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 20 | Cool |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 18 | Cool |
| Oct | 19 | Cool |
| Nov | 20 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index in Surry Hills in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Surry Hills peaks around January 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Surry Hills?
Surry Hills sits at 33.9°S, 151.2°E, 41 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Sydney, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Surry Hills
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Surry Hills.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Surry Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.
The land around Surry Hills is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (40%), artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (36%) within 80 km.
Australia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Surry Hills (-33.8837°, 151.2128°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.