Brisbane vs Canberra: which is better, month by month

Canberra beats Brisbane in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (90 vs 64) — while Brisbane wins May to September; they are within 3 points in April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Brisbane vs Canberra — all 12 months

MonthBrisbaneCanberraWinnerGap
January68Csweltering, rainy, clean air85Ahot, a little rain, clean airCanberra17
February66Csweltering, soaked, clean air89Awarm, a little rain, clean airCanberra23
March64Chot, soaked, clean air90Swarm, a little rain, clean airCanberra26
April84Awarm, a little rain, clean air86Anice, a little rain, clean airTie2
May89Awarm, a little rain, clean air76Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane13
June87Anice, a little rain, clean air68Ccool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane19
July88Anice, a little rain, clean air70Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane18
August93Snice, dry, clean air73Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane20
September95Swarm, a little rain, clean air80Acool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane15
October81Awarm, rainy, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airCanberra6
November78Bhot, rainy, clean air90Swarm, a little rain, clean airCanberra12
December71Bhot, rainy, clean air88Awarm, a little rain, clean airCanberra17

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (64 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Brisbane

🇦🇺 Australia · mild climate

Best month
September 95/100
Months won
5 of 12

Canberra

🇦🇺 Australia · mild climate

Best month
March 90/100
Months won
6 of 12

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