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Weather in Melbourne

Victoria · 5,435,590 inhabitants · Thursday, October 29 · updated 00:42

Air: Good Moderate storm risk · Sat
Rain showers
13°
Rain showers
Feels like 13°C
Wind
11 km/h
Gusts
29 km/h
Humidity
81 %
Pressure
1024 hPa
Clouds
9 %
Storm
No
Rise 06:16 Set 19:51 Day 13 h 34 min UV 11 · Very high

Detailed forecast

Trend
Night
Overcast
Overcast
12°10°
Feels like 12°
Wind ↑ WNW 9 km/h
Gusts 20 km/h
Humidity 87 %
Morning
Overcast
Overcast
15°12°
Feels like 15°
Wind ↑ WSW 10 km/h
Gusts 18 km/h
Humidity 74 %
💧 0.2 mm
Afternoon
Clear sky
Clear sky
19°
Feels like 19°
Wind ↑ SSW 13 km/h
Humidity 60 %
Evening
Clear sky
Clear sky
14°11°
Feels like 14°
Wind ↑ S 8 km/h
Gusts 19 km/h
Humidity 79 %
11:00
Mainly clear
15°
0.1mm
SW 10
14:00
Clear sky
19°
SSW 13
17:00
Clear sky
19°
S 12
20:00
Clear sky
14°
S 8
23:00
Clear sky
11°
SE 5
02:00
Mainly clear
10°
SSE 1
05:00
Mainly clear
8°
ENE 3
08:00
Clear sky
12°
NE 5

Weather charts for Melbourne · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
5°11°17°22°28°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue20°12°Wed 28 Oct: max 17° · min 10° · normal 14.4°Thu 29 Oct: max 19° · min 8° · normal 14.4°Fri 30 Oct: max 26° · min 16° · normal 14.5°Sat 31 Oct: max 22° · min 12° · normal 14.5°Sun 1 Nov: max 18° · min 7° · normal 14.5°Mon 2 Nov: max 23° · min 14° · normal 14.6°Tue 3 Nov: max 20° · min 12° · normal 14.6°

Hourly detail

WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWed6°17°27°26°7°010
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Melbourne

The sea surface is warmest in February (20 °C) and coolest in August (12 °C).

February is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C. July is the coldest, with average lows of 7 °C.

About 640 mm of rain falls in a typical year, less than in 79% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

Daylight lasts 9 h 32 min at the June solstice and 14 h 47 min at the December solstice.

This week’s forecast highs average 21 °C, 2 °C above the October normal (19 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
MonthAvg highAvg lowRainSea
Jan25 °C14 °C51 mm19 °C
Feb25 °C15 °C47 mm20 °C
Mar23 °C13 °C37 mm19 °C
Apr20 °C10 °C50 mm17 °C
May16 °C9 °C47 mm16 °C
Jun14 °C7 °C53 mm14 °C
Jul13 °C7 °C48 mm12 °C
Aug14 °C7 °C55 mm12 °C
Sep16 °C7 °C65 mm13 °C
Oct19 °C9 °C64 mm14 °C
Nov21 °C11 °C65 mm16 °C
Dec23 °C12 °C62 mm18 °C
Year19 °C10 °C640 mm16 °C

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 37.81° S, 144.96° E. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Melbourne

1/6
Good
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.58µg/m³
PM1012µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Melbourne: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Melbourne? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

Full-screen radar · rain within the hour
Rain radar Observed, then extrapolation up to +1h (real cell movement) · drag the timeline

Moon calendar for Melbourne

Waning gibbous
87 % illuminated · 18.3 days
Rise 14:36 Set —
Fri 30/10 79%
Sat 31/10 69%
Sun 1/11 59%
Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter
Tue 3/11 38%
Wed 4/11 28%
Thu 5/11 19%
Fri 6/11 12%
Sat 7/11 6%
Sun 8/11 2%
Mon 9/11 0%
Tue 10/11 1% New moon

Rise and set in local time (Australia/Melbourne) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Sea, waves and tides in Melbourne

Reference port: Melbourne

🌊 Water temperature
16.6 °C
satellite, 29/10
Sea state
Rippled
waves 0.4 m
Period
3 s
Swell
0.2 m
WedWed 28/10
Low tide 11:24 0.4 m
High tide 16:43 0.7 m
Low tide 23:23 0.1 m
TodayThu 29/10
High tide 06:00 0.9 m
Low tide 12:08 0.4 m
High tide 17:25 0.8 m
TomorrowFri 30/10
Low tide 00:05 0.0 m
High tide 06:43 0.9 m
Low tide 12:49 0.4 m
High tide 18:06 0.8 m
SatSat 31/10
Low tide 00:48 0.0 m
High tide 07:27 0.8 m
Low tide 13:30 0.4 m
High tide 18:48 0.8 m

Heights are indicative, relative to chart datum · coefficient from 20 (neap) to 120 (spring) · full details on TidesAtlas

Weather history for Melbourne

What was the weather in Melbourne on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Melbourne

Find the full weather for Melbourne, Victoria: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “rain showers” with 13 °C (feels like 13 °C) and wind at 11 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 8 °C to 19 °C, with no significant precipitation, with a storm risk to watch. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms, and tides for Melbourne.

Nearby cities

City of Port Phillip 3 km 13° Point Cook 22 km 14° Craigieburn 24 km 11° Melbourne City Centre 0 km 13° Tarneit 27 km 12° Pakenham 53 km 12° Reservoir 11 km 13° Berwick 42 km 13° Werribee 28 km 14° Glen Waverley 19 km 13° Sunbury 34 km 10° St Albans 16 km 12°

Weather API for Melbourne

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How is this forecast computed? Multi-model engine, verified daily against 1125 weather stations