Annual mean 15°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.3 °C
Coldest
11.6 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
7.1 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Melbourne over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Melbourne runs from April to December, peaking in November with a 28% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to March; February is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Melbourne are highest in September, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Melbourne come in February, when the sky is typically 71% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Melbourne climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
24°C
17°C
21°C
17%
73%
5.1 m/s
66
27
54
February
23°C
16°C
20°C
11%
71%
5.3 m/s
70
22
61
March
22°C
15°C
19°C
15%
74%
4.6 m/s
68
19
64
April
18°C
13°C
15°C
22%
77%
4.3 m/s
55
2
80
May
15°C
10°C
11°C
23%
77%
4.3 m/s
22
0
75
June
12°C
8°C
8°C
27%
80%
4.6 m/s
3
0
62
July
12°C
8°C
7°C
24%
79%
5.2 m/s
1
0
54
August
13°C
8°C
8°C
26%
77%
4.9 m/s
4
0
61
September
15°C
9°C
10°C
26%
77%
5.5 m/s
15
0
69
October
17°C
11°C
13°C
27%
77%
5.2 m/s
35
1
75
November
20°C
14°C
16°C
28%
77%
5.0 m/s
47
11
68
December
22°C
15°C
18°C
21%
74%
5.0 m/s
63
16
66
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Melbourne weather by season
Year round, Melbourne has days of about 12°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 24°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Melbourne weather in winterJune to August
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 26%
Winter in Melbourne has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Melbourne weather in springSeptember to November
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 27%
Spring in Melbourne has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Melbourne weather in summerDecember to February
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 16%
Summer in Melbourne has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Melbourne weather in autumnMarch to May
High 18°CLow 13°CRain 20%
Autumn in Melbourne has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Melbourne?
The rainy (wet) season in Melbourne runs from April to December, peaking in November with a 28% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to March; February is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Melbourne windiest?
Winds in Melbourne are highest in September, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in April, at 4.3 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Melbourne year round?
The average temperature in Melbourne over the whole year is 15°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.