Australia - weather in June

June is the first winter month in Australia, and it is a warm month in the north, very mild in the center (but with quite cold nights), and quite mild in the south, but with cold and windy periods.

In the tropical north, June is a hot and dry month in the Top End of the Northern Territory (see Darwin), and a little less hot but quite rainy on the north-east facing coast of northern Queensland (see Cairns).
On the east coast (see Brisbane, Sydney), it is a very mild month during the day, but with quite cold nights, quite frequent and locally abundant rains, and gradually cooler as one proceeds towards south.
In the Outback, the vast arid or desert inland area (see Alice Springs, Oodnadatta), the days are very mild and the sun shines, while nights are often cold.
In the south, in the areas where the climate is Mediterranean (see Perth, Adelaide), it is a mild month, but with quite frequent rain.
In the south-east, in the areas where the climate is oceanic (see Melbourne, Tasmania), the temperature is very cool and the weather is variable, sometimes cold and windy, with quite frequent rain.

As regards to the temperatures, the daily average is 25.5 °C (78 °F) in the Top End of the Northern Territory (see Darwin) and 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) in northern Queensland (see Cairns), while it drops to 15.5 °C (60 °F) in Brisbane, on the east coast, and to 13/14 °C (55/57 °F) in the desert areas south of the Tropic (see Oodnadatta, Meekatharra), it is 14 °C (57 °F) in Perth and Sydney, while it drops to 10.5 °C (51 °F) in Melbourne and to 9 °C (48 °F) in Hobart, Tasmania.
In the desert it can still get hot, in fact the temperature can exceed 30 °C (86 °F).
Instead, in the south and in the central-southern inland areas, air masses of Antarctic origin can bring cold at night, with lows of around 0 °C (32 °F), and around -5 °C (23 °F) in the capital, Canberra. Sometimes it can even snow in Canberra, but especially in the Australian Alps and in the Tasmanian Heights. In the south-east, in the states of New South Wales and Victoria, there are also resorts where you can ski.

As for the rain, it is very rare in the Top End of the Northern Territory (see Darwin) and in the inland arid and desert areas (see Alice Springs, Oodnadatta).
Instead, on the east coast (see Brisbane, Sydney) the rains are quite frequent, and in some places they are even abundant.
In the vast arid areas of the Outback, rainfall is very rare.
In the south, in the areas where the climate is Mediterranean (see Perth, Adelaide), winter is the rainiest season, and rainfall is abundant in the south-west, ie in Perth and in the area south of the city.
In the south-east, with an oceanic climate (see Melbourne, Tasmania), the rains are quite frequent, and in the western part of Tasmania they are also abundant.

In June, the sea in Australia is warm enough for swimming in the area north of the Tropic of Capricorn.

Australia is located at medium-low latitudes, however, in June the days are quite short in the south, where the sun remains above the horizon for less than 10 hours.
In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the month when the days are shortest, and June 21st is the winter solstice.

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Monthly climate averages - June

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See also: Australia, the weather in May - July
The climate of Australia