Melbourne · Australia · 1995–2024 averages
Melbourne weather, month by month. February is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Melbourne, Australia — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. February comes out on top; July is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
February
bestscore 92.4/100Mild, sticky and dryish, with clean air.
- Feels like
- 26°
- mild
- Real temp
- 26°
- mild
- Humidity
- 66%
- sticky
- Rain
- 41mm
- dryish
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- bright
- Air quality
- 43
- clean
- Daylight
- 13.5h
- even
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 26° in January
- Jan26°mild
- Feb26°mild
- Mar22°mild
- Apr18°cool
- May14°cool
- Jun11°cold
- Jul10°cold
- Aug11°cold
- Sep14°cool
- Oct17°cool
- Nov21°mild
- Dec23°mild
Real temp
13–26° in the shade across the year
- Jan26°mild
- Feb26°mild
- Mar23°mild
- Apr20°cool
- May16°cool
- Jun14°cool
- Jul13°cold
- Aug14°cool
- Sep17°cool
- Oct19°cool
- Nov21°mild
- Dec24°mild
Humidity
64% at its driest, 80% at its most oppressive
- Jan64%comfy
- Feb66%sticky
- Mar67%sticky
- Apr72%sticky
- May77%sweaty
- Jun80%sweaty
- Jul79%sweaty
- Aug75%sweaty
- Sep72%sticky
- Oct69%sticky
- Nov68%sticky
- Dec65%sticky
Rain
70mm in November, 37mm in March
- Jan54mmdryish
- Feb41mmdryish
- Mar37mmdryish
- Apr54mmdryish
- May48mmdryish
- Jun51mmdryish
- Jul48mmdryish
- Aug53mmdryish
- Sep59mmdryish
- Oct67mmdryish
- Nov70mmdryish
- Dec57mmdryish
Cloud cover
50% at its clearest, 63% at its greyest
- Jan51%bright
- Feb50%bright
- Mar53%bright
- Apr58%mixed
- May62%mixed
- Jun63%mixed
- Jul61%mixed
- Aug59%mixed
- Sep59%mixed
- Oct59%mixed
- Nov61%mixed
- Dec56%mixed
Air quality
worst in April, cleanest in July
- Jan48clean
- Feb43clean
- Mar42clean
- Apr50clean
- May45clean
- Jun37clean
- Jul34clean
- Aug41clean
- Sep41clean
- Oct41clean
- Nov44clean
- Dec41clean
Daylight
9.6h to 14.7h of daylight across the year
- Jan14.4hlong days
- Feb13.5heven
- Mar12.3heven
- Apr11.1hshortish
- May10.1hshortish
- Jun9.6hshort
- Jul9.8hshort
- Aug10.7hshortish
- Sep11.8hshortish
- Oct13.1heven
- Nov14.1hlong days
- Dec14.7hlong days
Melbourne's air, month by month
The air is at its worst in April at 50 AQI (clean), and at its cleanest in July at 34 (clean). It tracks the seasons closely.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° mild | 26° mild | 64% comfy | 54mm dryish | 51% bright | 48 clean | 14.4h long days |
| February | 26° mild | 26° mild | 66% sticky | 41mm dryish | 50% bright | 43 clean | 13.5h even |
| March | 22° mild | 23° mild | 67% sticky | 37mm dryish | 53% bright | 42 clean | 12.3h even |
| April | 18° cool | 20° cool | 72% sticky | 54mm dryish | 58% mixed | 50 clean | 11.1h shortish |
| May | 14° cool | 16° cool | 77% sweaty | 48mm dryish | 62% mixed | 45 clean | 10.1h shortish |
| June | 11° cold | 14° cool | 80% sweaty | 51mm dryish | 63% mixed | 37 clean | 9.6h short |
| July | 10° cold | 13° cold | 79% sweaty | 48mm dryish | 61% mixed | 34 clean | 9.8h short |
| August | 11° cold | 14° cool | 75% sweaty | 53mm dryish | 59% mixed | 41 clean | 10.7h shortish |
| September | 14° cool | 17° cool | 72% sticky | 59mm dryish | 59% mixed | 41 clean | 11.8h shortish |
| October | 17° cool | 19° cool | 69% sticky | 67mm dryish | 59% mixed | 41 clean | 13.1h even |
| November | 21° mild | 21° mild | 68% sticky | 70mm dryish | 61% mixed | 44 clean | 14.1h long days |
| December | 23° mild | 24° mild | 65% sticky | 57mm dryish | 56% mixed | 41 clean | 14.7h long days |
Melbourne weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Melbourne?
- February scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 26° feels-like, 41mm of rain and 66% humidity. July is the month to avoid: 48mm of rain and 34 AQI.
- How hot does Melbourne get?
- January is the peak, at 26° feels-like (26° in the shade) — mild. Even in February it reaches 26°.
- When is the rainy season in Melbourne?
- November is the wettest month at 70mm, and March the driest at just 37mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Melbourne?
- April is the worst month at 50 AQI (clean), and July the best at 34 (clean).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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