Melbourne: weather and best time to visit
Melbourne (Australia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in January at around 26°C; the coolest month is July at around 13°C. The sea is warmest in February at about 21°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
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Melbourne climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 15° | 20° | 8 | 11 | 71 | 82 | 68 |
| Feb | 26° | 15° | 21° | 7 | 11 | 73 | 83 | 69 |
| Mar | 24° | 14° | 20° | 8 | 10 | 66 | 82 | 75 |
| Apr | 20° | 11° | 18° | 9 | 8 | 50 | 79 | 79 |
| May | 16° | 9° | 15° | 11 | 7 | 36 | 57 | 72 |
| Jun | 14° | 7° | 13° | 11 | 7 | 36 | 47 | 72 |
| Jul | 13° | 7° | 12° | 13 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 66 |
| Aug | 14° | 7° | 11° | 13 | 8 | 36 | 46 | 68 |
| Sep | 17° | 8° | 12° | 12 | 9 | 41 | 59 | 73 |
| Oct | 19° | 9° | 14° | 11 | 10 | 48 | 73 | 76 |
| Nov | 22° | 11° | 17° | 11 | 11 | 53 | 76 | 76 |
| Dec | 24° | 13° | 19° | 9 | 12 | 60 | 79 | 72 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Melbourne in January
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 15°C. January is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Melbourne in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 15°C. It is also the driest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 7 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Melbourne in March
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 14°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Melbourne in April
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 18°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Melbourne in May
Daytime highs around 16°C, nights near 9°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Melbourne in June
Daytime highs around 14°C, nights near 7°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 13°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Melbourne in July
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 7°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 13 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 12°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: poorHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Melbourne in August
Daytime highs around 14°C, nights near 7°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 13 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 11°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Melbourne in September
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 12°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Melbourne in October
Daytime highs around 19°C, nights near 9°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Melbourne in November
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Melbourne in December
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 13°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 9 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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