Victoria, Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne is a major city in Victoria, Australia, close to the sea. It has a population of about 5,350,705 (2024). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now21°C
Best timeJan–Mar
Population5.35M
Local time01:38
37.81° S, 144.96° EElevation 25 mUTC+11 · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Postal codes3000–3006, 3008 …October: high / low18° / 10°
Rain this month59mm
Sea this month14°
Best timeJan–Mar
Best: Jan–Mar. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Melbourne at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:27 · 19:4413 h 17 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:37Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.4Next holiday3 NovemberMelbourne Cup DayNext concert26 OctHilary Duff · Rod Laver Arena
Best time to visitJan–Mar
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in February
Coolest month7°C
Average low in July
Wettest monthAugust
53 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
40 mm of rain
Warmest sea21°C
February
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.3 km
How Melbourne has grown
People living in the built-up area (1,611 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+77%2.26M in 1975 → 4.01M in 2025Weather in Melbourne
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
21°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 14 km/h · humidity 52%
Today23 Oct28°20°
Sat24 Oct23°16°3.5 mm
Sun25 Oct18°12°25.8 mm
Mon26 Oct15°8°1.3 mm
Tue27 Oct16°7°1.2 mm
Wed28 Oct17°9°
Thu29 Oct15°10°1 mm
Fri30 Oct16°11°1.5 mm
Sat31 Oct26°8°
When to go to Melbourne
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 43 | 37 | 43 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| High | 24° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 22° |
| Low | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 13° |
| Rain (mm) | 40 | 46 | 44 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 66 | 58 |
| Wet days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Sea | 20° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 19° |
What's on in Melbourne
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Melbourne's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Melbourne
1.3 km
Royal Exhibition BuildingBuilt 1879
1.2 km
St Patrick's Cathedral, MelbourneBuilt 1851
0.5 km
State Library VictoriaBuilt 1854
0.5 km
St Paul's Cathedral, MelbourneBuilt 1880
1.1 km
National Gallery of VictoriaBuilt 1861
0.9 km
Parliament House, MelbourneBuilt 1929
Museum1.4 km
Museums VictoriaBuilt 1983
Museum0.6 km
Museum of Chinese Australian HistoryMore museums: Alma Doepel Restoration Project · Bluestone Cottage Museum · Brew Tower Museum · Broadmeadows Museum · Buxton Contemporary (868) · Collingwood Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall · La Trobe University Museum of Art · Museo Italiano · Polish Museum and Archives in Australia · RMIT Design Archives · Royal Australian Corps of Signals Museum · Schramms Cottage
Outdoors around Melbourne
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Street ArtViewpoints
0.2 kmSEA LIFE Melbourne AquariumAquariums
0.9 kmSkyline Precinct MelbourneTheme parks
1.4 kmLuna ParkTheme parks
3 kmMelbourne Zoological GardensZoos
3.4 kmBrighton Bathing BoxesViewpoints
3.7 kmSnorkel and Dive SafariDive site
13 kmNature around Melbourne
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Australia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Melbourne
Earthquakes around Melbourne
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19503magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record4within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.9Kevington 23 km ↘2021 · 127 km
5.2Thorpdale 3 km ↘2012 · 121 km
5.0Thorpdale 12 km ↓2000 · 127 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 9 · 0 km
Neogene · 1Paleogene · 1Devonian · 2Silurian · 5
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
The University of MelbourneUniversity or college · founded 1853
Presbyterian Theological CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1866
Acknowledge EducationUniversity or college · founded 1883
RMIT UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1887
Swinburne University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1908
Ridley CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1910
Melbourne PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1912
Victoria UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1916
Melbourne School of TheologyUniversity or college · founded 1920
Royal Australasian College of SurgeonsUniversity or college · founded 1927
Australian College of OptometryUniversity or college · founded 1939
William Angliss InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1940
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of PsychiatristsUniversity or college · founded 1946
Monash UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Sports Medicine AustraliaUniversity or college · founded 1963
La Trobe UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1964
Australian and New Zealand College of AnaesthetistsUniversity or college · founded 1992
Open Universities AustraliaUniversity or college · founded 1993
Melbourne Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1996
Chisholm InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1998
Australian College of Environmental StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1999
College of Intensive Care MedicineUniversity or college · founded 2008
Melbourne BioinformaticsUniversity or college · founded 2008
Victorian Centre for Functional GenomicsUniversity or college · founded 2013
Angliss International Hotel SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2016
Melbourne Free UniversityUniversity or college
Australian Institute of PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1963
O'Brien InstituteResearch institute · founded 1970
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthResearch institute · founded 1971
High Blood Pressure Research Council of AustraliaResearch institute · founded 1979
Dingo Discovery and Research CentreResearch institute · founded 1990
Cooperative Research Centre for PolymersResearch institute · founded 1992
Dermatology Institute of VictoriaResearch institute · founded 2001
CRC for Predictive Mineral Discovery, Co-operative Research Centre for Predictive Mineral Discovery, Predictive Mineral Discovery Co-operative Research Centre, Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research CentreResearch institute · founded 2001
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centreResearch institute · founded 2002
National Trauma Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2003
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray ScienceResearch institute · founded 2005
Victorian Cancer AgencyResearch institute · founded 2006
AuScopeResearch institute · founded 2007
Australian SynchrotronResearch institute · founded 2007
Phenomics Australia Histopathology and Digital Slide ServiceResearch institute · founded 2007
AgriBioResearch institute · founded 2009
Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery ResearchResearch institute · founded 2009
ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the TerascaleResearch institute · founded 2011
IBM Research - AustraliaResearch institute · founded 2011
Stem Cells AustraliaResearch institute · founded 2011
ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave DiscoveryResearch institute · founded 2017
ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle PhysicsResearch institute · founded 2020
Australian Drosophila Transgenic FacilityResearch institute · founded 2023
PHANTOM LabResearch institute · founded 2025
ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and SocietyResearch institute
Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate ResearchResearch institute
Peter Doherty InstituteResearch institute
Stem Cell Disease Modelling LaboratoryResearch institute
Tetoora Road ObservatoryResearch institute
The Australasian Institute of Judicial AdministrationResearch institute
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference LaboratoryResearch institute
Towns and villages around Melbourne
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Melbourne from above
Around Melbourne36 places to see, do and reach nearby
Darebin CreekNature8.3 kmAlbert Park and LakeNature3.6 kmKororoit CreekNature10 kmEdwardes LakeNature12 kmDights FallsNature3.8 kmStony CreekNature11 kmCoode IslandNature4.7 kmSt Kilda Beach, VictoriaNature6.1 kmMount DandenongMountain34 kmMount FraserMountain39 kmDoncaster HillMountain14 kmSnorkel and Dive SafariDive site13 kmRoyal Exhibition BuildingMonument1.3 kmSt Patrick's Cathedral, MelbourneMonument1.2 kmState Library VictoriaMonument0.5 kmSt Paul's Cathedral, MelbourneMonument0.5 kmNational Gallery of VictoriaMonument1.1 kmParliament House, MelbourneMonument0.9 kmArts Centre MelbourneMonument0.8 kmEast Melbourne Hebrew CongregationMonument1.1 kmMuseums VictoriaMuseum1.4 kmMuseum of Chinese Australian HistoryMuseum0.6 kmImmigration MuseumMuseum0.6 kmACMIMuseum0.6 kmIan Potter CentreMuseum0.7 kmTown HallStation0.4 kmMelbourne CentralStation0.4 kmState LibraryStation0.5 kmSouthgate Landing - Berth 1Ferry port0.7 kmBerth 2Ferry port0.7 kmElsternwickPlace8.8 kmHealesvillePlace52 kmQueenscliffPlace57 kmSaint LeonardsPlace45 kmGisbornePlace49 kmKilmorePlace58 km
Postal codes
3000–300630083051–305530573065–30688001–80128045805180668069–8071
Getting to Melbourne
Melbourne Essendon AirportMEB
11 kmMelbourne AirportMEL
19 kmMelbourne Moorabbin AirportMBW
22 kmTown HallRailway station
0.4 kmMelbourne CentralRailway station
0.4 kmState LibraryRailway station
0.5 kmSouthgate Landing - Berth 1Gem Pier Ferry Dock
0.7 kmBerth 2Ferry port
0.7 kmPlaces near Melbourne
Places with a climate like Melbourne
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Melbourne?
Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and March offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Melbourne.
What is the hottest month in Melbourne?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 15°C.
What is the coldest month in Melbourne?
July is the coldest month, with average highs of 13°C and lows of 7°C.
What is the rainiest month in Melbourne?
August is the wettest month with about 53 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Melbourne?
The sea is warmest in February at about 21°C and coolest in August at about 11°C.
What is the postal code of Melbourne?
Melbourne has 36 postal codes: 3000–3006, 3008, 3051–3055, 3057, 3065–3068, 8001–8012, 8045, 8051, 8066, 8069–8071.