Sydney
Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales and the largest city in Australia. The metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2025 was 5,638,830, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City.
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Elevation
- 51 m
- Population
- 5,638,830
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.87, 151.21
Weather in Sydney month by month
The best months to go: Oct · Nov · Dec
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 27° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 25° |
| low | 19° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° |
| rain | 97 mm | 147 mm | 211 mm | 76 mm | 73 mm | 48 mm | 99 mm | 63 mm | 57 mm | 92 mm | 84 mm | 76 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Sydney is from other cities in Australia
- Central Coast51 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 51 min
- Wollongong68 km✈ 50 min · 🚗 1 h 8 min
- Newcastle117 km✈ 54 min · 🚗 1 h 57 min
- Canberra247 km✈ 1 h 3 min · 🚗 4 h 7 min
- Gold Coast686 km✈ 1 h 35 min · 🚗 11 h 26 min
- Melbourne713 km✈ 1 h 37 min · 🚗 11 h 53 min
- Logan City716 km✈ 1 h 37 min · 🚗 11 h 56 min
- Brisbane733 km✈ 1 h 39 min · 🚗 12 h 13 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.