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Best time to visit Melbourne

March is the best time to visit Melbourne for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to April. The sea stays above 20 °C from January to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking March comfort 94/100
A beach holiday February sea 21 °C
The least cloud February 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 35 mm
Warmth January 26 °C
Cooler weather July 13 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 March 94 23 °C 5 73
2 December 90 23 °C 8 65
3 February 90 25 °C 5 83
4 January 89 26 °C 6 79
5 April 88 20 °C 7 49
6 November 88 21 °C 9 47
7 October 80 19 °C 10 28
8 May 73 16 °C 9 25
9 September 67 16 °C 11 15
10 June 60 14 °C 10 11
11 August 59 14 °C 11 8
12 July 56 13 °C 11 9

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from January to February.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 26 °C 51 % 79
February 21 °C 25 °C 50 % 83
March 20 °C 23 °C 52 % 73
April 18 °C 20 °C 57 % 49
May 15 °C 16 °C 62 % 25
June 13 °C 14 °C 63 % 11
July 12 °C 13 °C 60 % 9
August 11 °C 14 °C 58 % 8
September 12 °C 16 °C 59 % 15
October 14 °C 19 °C 59 % 28
November 17 °C 21 °C 60 % 47
December 19 °C 23 °C 57 % 65

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 13 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.6 °C 50 mm 51 %
February 25.4 °C 45 mm 50 %
March 23.3 °C 35 mm 52 %
April 19.6 °C 49 mm 57 %
May 16.1 °C 45 mm 62 %
June 13.6 °C 51 mm 63 %
July 13.0 °C 45 mm 60 %
August 13.9 °C 52 mm 58 %
September 16.1 °C 62 mm 59 %
October 18.8 °C 59 mm 59 %
November 21.3 °C 65 mm 60 %
December 23.5 °C 59 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.