Urban Climate Index
Urban Climate Index for Sydney City Council in August 2026: climate across 18 zones
Written by Eduardo Garcia · Co-founder / CEO / CTOPublished 21 August 2026
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The Urban Climate Index for Sydney City Council, on the Tasman Sea, ranks the climate of August 2026 across 18 zones. St Peters leads this list, at a temperature of 23.0°C, and Haymarket closes it.
If you live here or you are thinking of doing so, look at which zones ran warmer or cooler this August, and where you would like to spend more time.
The same index, across 33 municipalities of Greater Sydney, is another reading. Greater Sydney and Sydney City Council do not mix.
Warmer end of the ranking
St Peters leads this list toward the south, at a temperature of 23.0°C. Eveleigh and Beaconsfield follow it. The five best places are:
Five best places. Urban Climate Index, Sydney City Council, August 2026.
| Rank | Zone | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Peters | 23.0°C |
| 2 | Eveleigh | 22.1°C |
| 3 | Beaconsfield | 22.6°C |
| 4 | Darlinghurst | 21.7°C |
| 5 | Paddington | 21.5°C |
Cooler end of the ranking
The cooler ground closes the list. Haymarket is last of 18, at a temperature of 19.9°C. City of Sydney and Moore Park sit among the five worst places. Erskineville sits in 15th place with warmer ground than Haymarket, because it takes air and rain from other meteorological stations.
Five worst places. Urban Climate Index, Sydney City Council, August 2026.
| Rank | Zone | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Haymarket | 19.9°C |
| 17 | City of Sydney | 20.5°C |
| 16 | Moore Park | 20.5°C |
| 15 | Erskineville | 21.5°C |
| 14 | Waterloo | 20.9°C |
Ground and stations this August
Five meteorological stations cover the 18 zones. Humidity is the same in all of them this August, 64%. The air sits at 15.3°C. Rain and the ground set one zone apart from another.
The August mean for Sydney City Council sits at 21.0°C. A single satellite day can run cooler or hotter: on 13 August the temperature reached 13.8°C, and on 29 August it reached 27.3°C.
This map is Sydney City Council in August, on the Tasman Sea. The labels mark the coolest and hottest satellite days of the month, and the air at Observatory Hill.
These figures are the August mean for Sydney City Council: 21.0°C ground. Air, humidity and rain come from the stations: 15.3°C, 64% and 64.4 mm.
The ground sits hotter than the air: 21.0°C surface against 15.3°C. The index is ordered with both readings.
Surry Hills sits halfway down the list
Surry Hills sits in 10th place of 18, at a temperature of about 21.2°C on average, about halfway down the list. Anyone looking for warmer ground this August looks toward St Peters, Eveleigh and Beaconsfield.
How this August is built
This August brings together the usable satellite scenes after the cloud filter. Ground and station air are two different readings; the index uses both.
Other cities and months are on our blog.
Conclusion
In August the satellite sees warmer ground toward the south and cooler ground toward Haymarket. The mean for Sydney City Council sits at 21.0°C.
St Peters sits in first place and Haymarket in last place.
Knowing this, where would you like to spend more time next August in Sydney City Council, on the Tasman Sea?
Questions
What do I do with this ranking?
It ranks that August’s climate for people who live here or are thinking of doing so. Rent and schools sit outside the score. The question is where you would like to spend more time next August.
What is the Urban Climate Index in this text?
The August 2026 reading for Sydney City Council, on the Tasman Sea: 18 zones, land surface temperature and official meteorological stations. This article shows the five best and the five worst; the full ranking downloads here.
Where is the full ranking?
The ranking of 18 downloads on this page: rank, zone and mean surface.
What is the 21.0°C on the cards?
The August mean surface for Sydney City Council, on the cards in this text. The zone ranking uses that same area.
Why does St Peters lead and Haymarket close?
August is winter in Sydney. St Peters sits first, at a temperature of 23.0°C, toward the south. Haymarket closes, at a temperature of 19.9°C. Five meteorological stations cover the 18 zones: humidity is the same, the air sits at 15.3°C, and rain and the ground set the difference.
Where does Surry Hills sit?
Surry Hills sits in 10th place of 18, at a temperature of 21.2°C, about halfway down the list.
Is this the same ranking as Greater Sydney?
These 18 zones are Sydney City Council. Greater Sydney ranks 33 municipalities. They are two readings of the same index.
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