Seasons in Australia
Winter starts on Tuesday 1 June 2027
It runs to Tuesday 31 August 2027: June, July and August, 92 days.
As of Saturday 24 October 2026, Sydney time.
Tuesday
1June 2027
The first day of winter 2027
in 220 days- Winter in Australia
- June, July and August
- Winter solstice
- Late June — the shortest day
Public holidays in winter 2027
- Monday 7 June 2027: Western Australia Day — WA.
- Monday 14 June 2027: King's Birthday — NSW, VIC, SA, TAS, the ACT and the NT.
- Monday 2 August 2027: Picnic Day — the NT.
Statewide days only. Show days and other regional holidays are on each state's public holiday page.
Daylight saving
- No state or territory changes its clocks in winter.
The daylight saving page has every state's dates for three summers, and the law behind each.
Where the start date comes from
The Bureau of Meteorology counts Australia's seasons from the first of the month, not from the solstices and equinoxes, because that fits Australian temperatures better. The seasons page has all four side by side, and the tropics' wet and dry.
Frequently asked questions
Is the shortest day the coldest?
No. The winter solstice in late June has the least daylight — Hobart gets about nine hours of it, Darwin about eleven and a half — but the oceans hold their warmth, so across much of southern Australia the coldest week typically comes in July, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.