Capital of Australia
Canberra
Photo: Tim J Keegan from Lake Macquarie, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Australia/Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 367,752
- Elevation
- 571 m
- Airports
- CBR
- 6.6 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 11,910 km
- 14 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Canberra, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb26°
- Mar23°
- Apr19°
- May14°
- Jun11°
- Jul10°
- Aug11°
- Sept15°
- Oct19°
- Nov23°
- Dec25°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October to April.
Mean highs run from 10°C in July to 29°C in January, with about 706 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for CanberraModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Canberra
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBCanberra
11,910 km
14 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHCanberra
11,930 km
14 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Australia/Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Currency
- Australian Dollar AUDToday's indicative rate: AUD 1 ≈ USD 0.692Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type I230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 000general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +61 · On the left
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Places near Canberra
Guides
Guides nearby
From the journal
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