Melbourne is a weather station located 8 m above sea level, 2 km from Jolimont. Its records go back to 1888: 116 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 15.8 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (15.3 °C): a difference of 0.4 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2007 (16.6 °C) and the coldest 1949 (13.8 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 5 out of 116, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.16 °C per decade. The station ranks 152 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1888
The first ten years of the series (1910–1919) average 14.7 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 16.0 °C, a difference of +1.3 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 9 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2007 (16.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 16.1 °C (2018) and bottoms out at 14.4 °C (1952).
Annual rainfall since 1888
On average 710 mm of rain falls per year over the 119 documented years. The wettest year, 1960, received 1025 mm; the driest, 1967, only 394 mm, which is 2.6 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (659 mm per year) is 82 mm (11.1 %) below the 1961–1990 one (741 mm). Over 1991–2020, November is on average the wettest month (65 mm) and March the driest (43 mm). Between 2000 and 2019, 6 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.1 °C | 20.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | 52 mm | +2 mm |
| February | 20.5 °C | 20.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 48 mm | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| March | 18.9 °C | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 54 mm | 43 mm | −11 mm |
| April | 16.1 °C | 16.0 °C | −0.1 °C | 61 mm | 63 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | 13.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 84 mm | 50 mm | −34 mm |
| June | 10.8 °C | 11.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | 53 mm | +4 mm |
| July | 10.3 °C | 10.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | 52 mm | −7 mm |
| August | 11.3 °C | 11.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | 52 mm | −22 mm |
| September | 12.9 °C | 13.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 66 mm | 59 mm | −7 mm |
| October | 14.7 °C | 15.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | 57 mm | −22 mm |
| November | 16.5 °C | 17.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| December | 18.4 °C | 19.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 58 mm | 62 mm | +4 mm |
The largest temperature change is in November (+0.8 °C) and the smallest in April (−0.1 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.4 °C, and 11 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in November (+6 mm) and the smallest in May (−34 mm).
Records at Melbourne
- Warmest year: 16.6 °C, in 2007
- Coldest year: 13.8 °C, in 1949
- Driest year: 394 mm, in 1967
- Wettest year: 1025 mm, in 1960
- Warmest month: 23.7 °C, in January 2022
- Coldest month: 8.1 °C, in June 1937
- Wettest month: 276 mm, in March 1911
- Hottest day: 45.9 °C, on 7 February 2009
- Coldest day: −1.5 °C, on 16 June 1969
- Heaviest rain in one day: 133.9 mm, on 29 January 1963
2.8 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 47.4 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.16 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.0 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.03 °C per decade: the station ranks 152 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (January 2024 to December 2025), 16 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.4 °C. The highest departure was in April 2025 (+2.4 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−1.2 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 20.9 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 52 mm |
| February 2024 | 21.2 °C | +0.3 °C | – | 51 mm |
| March 2024 | 20.0 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 43 mm |
| April 2024 | 15.2 °C | −0.8 °C | – | 63 mm |
| May 2024 | 12.9 °C | −0.7 °C | – | 50 mm |
| June 2024 | 10.5 °C | −0.9 °C | – | 53 mm |
| July 2024 | 10.3 °C | −0.6 °C | – | 52 mm |
| August 2024 | 13.8 °C | +2.2 °C | – | 52 mm |
| September 2024 | 13.9 °C | +0.5 °C | – | 59 mm |
| October 2024 | 16.1 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 57 mm |
| November 2024 | 18.9 °C | +1.6 °C | – | 65 mm |
| December 2024 | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | – | 62 mm |
| January 2025 | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 52 mm |
| February 2025 | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | – | 51 mm |
| March 2025 | 20.7 °C | +1.6 °C | – | 43 mm |
| April 2025 | 18.4 °C | +2.4 °C | – | 63 mm |
| May 2025 | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | – | 50 mm |
| June 2025 | 10.8 °C | −0.6 °C | – | 53 mm |
| July 2025 | 11.0 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 52 mm |
| August 2025 | 11.2 °C | −0.4 °C | – | 52 mm |
| September 2025 | 14.2 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 59 mm |
| October 2025 | 15.6 °C | +0.4 °C | – | 57 mm |
| November 2025 | 16.1 °C | −1.2 °C | – | 65 mm |
| December 2025 | 18.7 °C | −0.3 °C | – | 62 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Melbourne are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Melbourne?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Melbourne is 15.8 °C. It was 15.3 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.4 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Melbourne?
Since records began in 1888, the warmest year at Melbourne is 2007, at 16.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1949 (13.8 °C).
Is the climate at Melbourne getting warmer?
Yes: at Melbourne, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.16 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.0 °C in total. 9 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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