Best time to visit Melbourne

January is the best month in Melbourne, scoring 87 out of 100, with July the weakest at 54. The 33-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 7 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

January is the warmest month at 26.2 °C and July the coolest at 13.2 °C — a 13 °C spread across the year.

There is a real wet season here. June to August carry the rain — up to 15 wet days in a month — while January to April drop as low as 7. That 8-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Melbourne, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in winter to 14.8 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are January, February, March. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Melbourne month by month