City in Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Canberra
Australia's capital, with cold winters and the Snowy Mountains resorts two and a half hours away.
Canberra snow forecast
Out of season.
Forecasts for Canberra pause outside the snow season. The snow record below shows when it usually snows here.
Where is Canberra?
- Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
- Country
- Australia
- Elevation
- 570 m
- Population
- 381,488
When does it snow in Canberra?
In Canberra, snow falls on about 0 days in August in a typical year, the snowiest month.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | <1 days | <1 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
Average days each month with at least 1 cm of snowfall, 2016–2025. Calculated from ERA5 reanalysis data.
Snow in Canberra month by month
Averages for 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 reanalysis data.
| Month | Snow days | Share of the year's snow | Low to high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0% | 15 to 28 °C (59 to 82 °F) |
| February | 0 | 0% | 14 to 26 °C (57 to 79 °F) |
| March | 0 | 0% | 13 to 24 °C (55 to 75 °F) |
| April | 0 | 0% | 9 to 20 °C (48 to 68 °F) |
| May | 0 | 0% | 5 to 15 °C (41 to 59 °F) |
| June | 0 | 0% | 2 to 11 °C (36 to 52 °F) |
| July | 0 | 0% | 2 to 11 °C (36 to 52 °F) |
| August | <1 | 0% | 3 to 12 °C (37 to 54 °F) |
| September | <1 | 0% | 5 to 16 °C (41 to 61 °F) |
| October | 0 | 0% | 8 to 19 °C (46 to 66 °F) |
| November | 0 | 0% | 11 to 22 °C (52 to 72 °F) |
| December | 0 | 0% | 13 to 26 °C (55 to 79 °F) |
Which winters were snowiest in Canberra?
Of the last ten winters in Canberra, 2025 was the snowiest, about 355% above the ten-year average. The leanest was 2017, about 100% below average.
| Winter | Compared with average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 91% of average | |
| 2017 | 0% of average | |
| 2018 | 0% of average | |
| 2019 | 364% of average | |
| 2020 | 0% of average | |
| 2021 | 0% of average | |
| 2022 | 91% of average | |
| 2023 | 0% of average | |
| 2024 | 0% of average | |
| 2025 | 455% of average |
Winters are compared with each other rather than given in centimetres. The ERA5 record is reliable on which winters were big and which were lean, but it underestimates absolute snowfall in the mountains, so the resort's own measured totals are the ones to trust for amounts.
Questions about snow in Canberra
Does Canberra have snow in mid-July?
Canberra had at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of snow on the ground on 12 July in none of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Fresh snow fell during 5 to 18 July in none of those years.
How cold does Canberra get in winter?
July is the coldest month in Canberra, with average daily lows of 2 °C (36 °F) and highs of 11 °C (52 °F).
Snow forecasts near Canberra
Nearest ski resorts to Canberra
Sources: Canberra on Wikidata, Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates