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The moods of a person, especially one on a holiday depends on the climate and weather of the place one is visiting in. hence, for keeping a tourist in Canberra happy and satisfied, the pivotal role is played by the Weather in Canberra, which is characterized by a dry, continental climate with warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters. The Weather in Canberra is greatly influenced by a band of high pressure systems located all around the globe known as the sub-tropical ridge. When this region moves north and south with the sun, there are differing effects on the type of weather. In summer, with the sub tropical ridge located over southern Australia, Canberra experiences warm to hot conditions with east to north-west winds. In winter, winter this ridge is located across northern Australia, and there are westerly winds which bring colder conditions. Some facts about the Weather in Canberra - The average annual rainfall is 629 mm with an average of 108 rain days per year.
- The wettest month is October (65.3 mm) and the driest is June (39.6 mm).
- Snow is extremely rare, and there are hardly 1 to 2 recordings of snow on an annual basis.
- January is the hottest month with a mean daily maximum temperature of 27.7°C and an average of 10 days of 30 °C or more with 2 days of 35°C or more
- The highest recorded maximum temperature was 42.2 °C on February 1st 1968 followed closely by 41.4 °C on the previous day (31st January 1968).
- The mean daily maximum for July, the coldest month, is 11.2 °C while the mean daily minimum is ?0.2 °C
- The lowest recorded minimum temperature was ?10.0 °C on 11th July 1971.
- Average annual evaporation in Canberra is 1677 mm, however this can range from around 8 mm/day in summer to as low as 1-2 mm/day in winter.
- Relative humidity is quite low in Canberra due to its inland location, with the relative humidity during a peak afternoon in summer being only around 37-40%.
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