What is the best time to visit Melbourne?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, March is the best month to visit Melbourne, Victoria, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Melbourne?

Melbourne has an annual Comfort Score of 6.4/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Melbourne?

Yes, Melbourne averages about 5 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in June.

Melbourne Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (37.81°S, 144.97°E, 37m elevation) Oceanic (Cfb)

6.4/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: March (10.0/10). Ranked #101 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

March is the sweet spot

March: 10.0/10. July: 1.0/10. Annual score 6.4/10, ranked #101 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

10.7 - 19.9°C

Days 3.9 degrees cooler; nights 3.6 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

727mm

17% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

106 days/yr

1 more rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

16.3 MJ/m²

2.0 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

52%

4 points above national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer9.6/10

14.7 - 25.6°C

198mm rain

Autumn6.2/10

10.6 - 19.7°C

153mm rain

Winter2.4/10

6.8 - 14.1°C

173mm rain

Spring7.4/10

10.6 - 20.1°C

203mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 26.3 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 5.8 degrees.

Rainfall

727mm falls across 106 rain days. January is wettest (141mm), February driest (10mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 14 times.

Comfort window

March scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. July is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Melbourne with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Melbourne.

January9.8/10Excellent24.5°C max, 141mm rain February9.7/10Excellent26.3°C max, 10mm rain March10.0/10Excellent24.8°C max, 20mm rain April4.8/10Variable18.0°C max, 93mm rain May3.7/10Challenging16.3°C max, 40mm rain June1.4/10Challenging13.1°C max, 36mm rain July1.0/10Challenging12.3°C max, 99mm rain August4.7/10Variable16.9°C max, 38mm rain September4.7/10Variable16.9°C max, 62mm rain October7.5/10Excellent19.8°C max, 65mm rain November10.0/10Excellent23.5°C max, 76mm rain December9.3/10Excellent26.0°C max, 46mm rain

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