Melbourne monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Melbourne

Melbourne average temperature chart (Celsius) Melbourne average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Melbourne (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.7 25.7 23.6 20 16 13.5 12.7 14 16.1 19 21.3 23.6
°F 78.2 78.3 74.5 67.9 60.8 56.3 54.9 57.2 60.9 66.1 70.3 74.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Melbourne monthly rainfall chart (mm) Melbourne monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Melbourne (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 51 45 44 54 64 40 48 56 54 62 55 56
inches 2 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2
Rainy days 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 9

Average annual rainfall in Melbourne: 734.667mm (289.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Melbourne

Melbourne average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Melbourne
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.2 8.6 7.3 5.8 4.6 4.2 4.6 5.2 6.1 6.8 7.8 8.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Melbourne average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Melbourne average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Melbourne (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13.9 14.4 12.9 10.4 8.2 6.1 5.3 6 7.1 8.8 10.3 12.3
Max °C 26 26 23.9 20.2 16.2 13.7 12.9 14.2 16.3 19.2 21.6 23.9
Min °F 56.9 57.9 55.2 50.7 46.8 43 41.5 42.8 44.8 47.8 50.5 54.1
Max °F 67.8 68.4 65.1 59.5 54 49.8 48.4 50.2 53.1 57.2 60.6 64.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Melbourne average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Melbourne average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Melbourne in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.1 18.9 18.6 17.5 16.2 14.9 13.9 13.3 13.4 14 15.3 16.7
°F 64.5 66 65.5 63.5 61.1 58.9 57.1 56 56.1 57.2 59.5 62.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Melbourne average winspeed by month (km/h) Melbourne average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Melbourne (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 14 14 13 14 13 15 16 17 17 17 17
mph 10 9 9 8 9 8 9 10 11 11 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Melbourne relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Melbourne
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
53% 55% 56% 62% 69% 74% 72% 67% 63% 58% 56% 53%
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Melbourne weather stats

Melbourne weather statistics
Hottest month: February 25.7°C 78.3°F
Driest month: June 40mm 1.6ins
Sunniest month: February 8.6hrs
Coldest month: July 12.7°C 54.9°F
Wettest month: May 64mm 2.5ins
Warmest sea: February 18.9°C 66°F
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