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Melbourne, Victoria climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Melbourne has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 574 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMelbourne climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 45 | 37 | 50 | 41 | 46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 45 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 57 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 85 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Melbourne Regional Office, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.