Weather in Marong

Climate of Marong: 1991–2020 normals

In Marong, January is typically the warmest month (up to 29.0 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 5.1 °C. September sees the most rain, with around 53 mm.

By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 12.7 °C and 142 mm of rain, spring 19.6 °C and 147 mm, summer 27.9 °C and 114 mm, autumn 20.5 °C and 102 mm. The wettest season is spring (29 % of the annual total), the driest autumn (20 %).

Compared with Melbourne, the main town 141 km to the south-east, highs in the warmest month are 3.0 °C higher here, and the year brings 110 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 6 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, November and December).

Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Maldon (30 km to the south): summers 1.6 °C cooler and 23 mm drier a year; Castlemaine (38 km to the south): summers 1.4 °C cooler and 49 mm wetter a year; Carisbrook (45 km to the south-west): summers 0.9 °C cooler and 33 mm drier a year. Among the 189 places we cover in Victoria whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Marong ranks 39th for summer warmth and 144th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Irymple and the coolest in Falls Creek; the wettest year is in Falls Creek and the driest in Merbein.