Oceania · City travel

Best time to visit Melbourne

Mid Feb–Late Apr is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.9°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Melbourne season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 67.2)Mid Jan: Good (season score 59.9)Late Jan: Good (season score 62.1)Early Feb: Good (season score 61.1)Mid Feb: Great (season score 74.0)Late Feb: Great (season score 77.6)Early Mar: Great (season score 78.4)Mid Mar: Great (season score 83.3)Late Mar: Great (season score 82.3)Early Apr: Great (season score 80.6)Mid Apr: Great (season score 80.2)Late Apr: Great (season score 75.9)Early May: Good (season score 67.5)Mid May: Good (season score 66.3)Late May: Okay (season score 55.9)Early Jun: Okay (season score 45.3)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 32.6)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 25.8)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 26.8)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 16.7)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 25.7)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 27.5)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 28.0)Late Aug: Okay (season score 45.9)Early Sep: Okay (season score 52.0)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 55.5)Late Sep: Good (season score 63.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 63.7)Mid Oct: Good (season score 67.4)Late Oct: Good (season score 65.9)Early Nov: Good (season score 67.4)Mid Nov: Good (season score 65.9)Late Nov: Good (season score 65.2)Early Dec: Good (season score 68.0)Mid Dec: Good (season score 70.5)Late Dec: Good (season score 68.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood27.5°C1.555.0%
FebruaryGood27.0°C1.352.9%
MarchGreat24.9°C1.454.1%
AprilGreat20.9°C2.255.7%
MayGood17.2°C2.458.1%
JuneFair14.4°C2.561.7%
JulyOff-season13.8°C2.661.6%
AugustFair15.1°C2.860.3%
SeptemberOkay17.8°C2.760.9%
OctoberGood20.3°C2.861.0%
NovemberGood22.8°C2.563.2%
DecemberGood25.2°C1.957.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ESSENDON AIRPORT(11 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.