When to go · Melbourne
Melbourne, month by month
The best months for Melbourne: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.27 °C / 16 °C, 8 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.27 °C / 16 °C, 7 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.25 °C / 15 °C, 8 rain days77 °F / 59 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.21 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days70 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Australia: Shoulder month: dry season starts in the north, the Red Centre cools, the south is crisp.18 °C / 10 °C, 12 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cool and damp); late Dec–Jan school holidays are the busiest and priciest.15 °C / 8 °C, 13 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cool and damp); late Dec–Jan school holidays are the busiest and priciest.15 °C / 8 °C, 13 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (cool and damp); late Dec–Jan school holidays are the busiest and priciest.16 °C / 8 °C, 14 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Australia: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.18 °C / 9 °C, 13 rain days64 °F / 48 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.21 °C / 11 °C, 13 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.23 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatInside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.25 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days77 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays