Serrari Regional Weather · Australia & Oceania
Australia & Oceania Weather Report, 5–6 November 2026
Night of 5–6 November 2026 · Overnight readings from 5 capital cities
Observed at 14:00 UTC (17:00 EAT), one snapshot for all 5 capitals, not daily highs or lows.
By Serrari Climate Desk · Published 6 November 2026, 12:21 EAT
The night into Friday showed just how far apart the region’s capitals are. Canberra shivered at 5.0°C under clear skies, while the Pacific islands stayed warm and sticky, with Apia, Port Moresby and Suva holding close to 25°C well past midnight. Across the five capitals, the average temperature was 18.8°C.
The night at a glance
Warmest: Apia, Samoa (24.9°C), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (24.7°C, feeling like 28.0°C) and Suva, Fiji (24.3°C) all stayed warm overnight.
Coldest: Canberra, Australia, dropped to 5.0°C under clear skies and felt like 2.8°C.
Most humid: Wellington (97%) and Canberra (88%).
Windiest: Apia (29.5 km/h) and Suva (26.6 km/h), with Wellington breezy at 19.1 km/h.
Rain: patchy rain was reported around Suva and Apia; the other capitals stayed dry.
Capital comparison
Drawn from the table below. Values are printed on every bar.
Country by country
Australia: Canberra was by far the coldest capital, clear and still at 5.0°C. At the same moment, Sydney recorded 17.6°C and Darwin 27.4°C, showing how much the inland capital cools at night.
New Zealand: Wellington was overcast and damp at 15.3°C, with 97% humidity and a steady breeze.
Pacific islands: Port Moresby, Suva and Apia stayed between 24°C and 25°C through the night, with strong trade winds in Suva and Apia.
Capital by capital
Download the table (CSV)Units are in the column headers. Click a header to sort within each sub-region; click again to reverse, a third time to restore the report's order. Scroll right to see every column.
| Capital | Country | Local time | Condition | Temp (°C) | Feels like (°C) | Humidity (%) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | Australia | 01:00 | Clear | 5.0 | 2.8 | 88 | 4.0 |
| Wellington | New Zealand | 03:00 | Overcast | 15.3 | 13.1 | 97 | 19.1 |
| Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 00:00 | Clear | 24.7 | 28.0 | 86 | 8.6 |
| Suva | Fiji | 02:00 | Patchy rain nearby | 24.3 | 23.3 | 81 | 26.6 |
| Apia | Samoa | 03:00 | Patchy rain nearby | 24.9 | 22.9 | 75 | 29.5 |
5 capitals as listed in the desk's report; where a country has more than one capital city, the table shows the one the report names. The sun and moon marks show whether it was day or night on that capital’s clock.
About these readings
- Data source
- WeatherAPI.com, observed conditions for each capital city.
- Reading moment
- All 5 capitals were read at the same instant, 14:00 UTC on Thursday, 5 November 2026 (17:00 EAT). The table shows each capital's own clock at that moment, from 00:00 to 03:00.
- Units
- Temperature and feels-like in degrees Celsius; humidity as relative humidity in per cent; wind in kilometres per hour.
- What this is
- Observations at one moment, not daily highs or lows, not a forecast and not an official warning. Weather data from WeatherAPI.com, for general information only. Forecasts and observations can be wrong or out of date; don’t rely on them for decisions about safety, travel or money. For warnings, follow your national meteorological service.
- Byline and times
- Serrari Climate Desk. Published 6 November 2026, 12:21 EAT. All times are East Africa Time (Africa/Nairobi, UTC+3) unless stated.
- Download
- CSV of the table (one row per capital, with its sub-region).