Is Melbourne hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 26.8°C, while nights average 16.1°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Melbourne in
January.
Typical January weather in Melbourne: 26.8°C by day, 16.1°C at night, 45 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high26.8°C
Typical low16.1°C
Rain45 mm
Wet days5.9
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 85 out of 100 (March leads the year at 95). Daylight is calculated as 14 h 30 from latitude -37.81°. Open-water sea temperature is 20.1°C (10 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Melbourne like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 45 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 14 h 30 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 3 of 12 in our weather comparison; March ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2158177
- NOAA station
- ASN00086071 · MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
- Station distance
- 0.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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