Melbourne, Australia
- Population: 5,435,590 (Greater Melbourne, 30 June 2025)
- Climate: no data. Not published: the weather service's reuse terms are not settled.
- Most daylight: December, 14 h 46 min (15th of each month, 2026)
- Least daylight: June, 9 h 34 min (15th of each month, 2026)
Warmest, coldest, wettest, most and least daylight: the highest or lowest of the 12 monthly values.
Last updated : first sourced version.
Month by month
No month pages: no climate data for this city. Not published: the weather service's reuse terms are not settled.
Facts
| Fact | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia Source: GeoNames dump, checked |
| Population | 5,435,590 (Greater Melbourne, 30 June 2025) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, checked |
| Area | 9,992.6 km² (Greater Melbourne, 2021) The 2021 boundaries (ASGS Edition 3). The source does not say land or total. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, checked |
| Coordinates | 37.8142° S, 144.9631° E rounded to four decimal places Source: Wikidata Query Service, checked |
| Time zone | Australia/Melbourne Source: GeoNames dump, checked |
| Languages | English (national) Source: Department of Home Affairs, checked |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) list dated 17 September 2026 Source: ISO 4217 list one (SIX Group), checked |
Climate by month
- High
- no data
- Low
- no data
- Rain
- no data
- Sunshine
- no data
Climate: no data. Not published: the weather service's reuse terms are not settled.
Looked at: WMO collection of climate normals, checked .
Daylight by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 06:14 | 20:44 | 14 h 29 min |
| Feb | 06:49 | 20:19 | 13 h 29 min |
| Mar | 07:18 | 19:40 | 12 h 22 min |
| Apr | 06:46 | 17:54 | 11 h 07 min |
| May | 07:13 | 17:20 | 10 h 06 min |
| Jun | 07:34 | 17:07 | 9 h 34 min |
| Jul | 07:33 | 17:20 | 9 h 47 min |
| Aug | 07:05 | 17:44 | 10 h 39 min |
| Sep | 06:21 | 18:10 | 11 h 49 min |
| Oct | 06:36 | 19:37 | 13 h 02 min |
| Nov | 06:00 | 20:10 | 14 h 09 min |
| Dec | 05:52 | 20:38 | 14 h 46 min |
Sunrise and sunset computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator equations, to the minute, for the 15th of each month, 2026. Day length in hours and minutes. How we compute this
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Airports
| IATA code | Airport | Type | Distance, km |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL | Melbourne Airport | large airport | 19 |
| AVV | Melbourne Avalon International Airport | large airport | 50 |
| MEB | Melbourne Essendon Airport Regional flights to King Island and Flinders Island only. | medium airport | 11 |
Source: OurAirports airports.csv, checked .
Public holidays
| Date | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | national |
| Monday | Australia Day | national |
| Monday | Labour Day | regional |
| Friday | Good Friday | national |
| Saturday | Saturday before Easter Sunday | regional |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | regional |
| Monday | Easter Monday | national |
| Saturday | ANZAC Day | national |
| Monday | King's Birthday | regional |
| Friday | Friday before the AFL Grand Final | regional |
| Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day | regional |
| Friday | Christmas Day | national |
| Saturday | Boxing Day | national |
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) | regional |
Checked against the official list, .
2027: no data. 1 date not yet set officially (Friday before the AFL Grand Final). Official list
Regional holidays are for AU-VIC. How we compute this
Source: holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
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Sources
- Wikidata Query Service, Wikimedia Foundation. Attribution: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0. Checked .
- GeoNames dump (cities15000, countryInfo), GeoNames. Attribution: GeoNames, https://www.geonames.org/. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Checked .
- OurAirports airports.csv, OurAirports (David Megginson). Attribution: OurAirports. Licence: Public domain. Checked .
- WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808), WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally, Vacanza team. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Official sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics. Also: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs/edition-3-july-2021-june-2026/access-and-downloads/allocation-files/GCCSA_2021_AUST.xlsx. Checked , .
- Department of Home Affairs. Checked .
- ISO 4217 list one (SIX Group). Checked .
Cite this page: City by Month. "Melbourne, Australia: facts and climate by month". https://citybymonth.com/cities/australia/melbourne/. Last updated 2 October 2026.