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Melbourne vs Canberra Climate

81%match

Melbourne and Canberra are a 81% climate match. Compared with Melbourne, Canberra has 10°F (6°C) colder winter nights and more sun.

Melbourne gets 24 in (615 mm) of rain a year and Canberra 25 in (624 mm). Melbourne's warmest month is February, at 80°F (27°C); Canberra's is January, at 83°F (29°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Melbourne
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Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

MelbourneCanberrasolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDMelbourne Jan: 80°Melbourne Feb: 80°Melbourne Mar: 76°Melbourne Apr: 69°Melbourne May: 63°Melbourne Jun: 58°Melbourne Jul: 57°Melbourne Aug: 59°Melbourne Sep: 63°Melbourne Oct: 68°Melbourne Nov: 72°Melbourne Dec: 76°Melbourne Jan: 59°Melbourne Feb: 59°Melbourne Mar: 57°Melbourne Apr: 52°Melbourne May: 48°Melbourne Jun: 45°Melbourne Jul: 44°Melbourne Aug: 45°Melbourne Sep: 47°Melbourne Oct: 50°Melbourne Nov: 53°Melbourne Dec: 56°Canberra Jan: 84°Canberra Feb: 81°Canberra Mar: 77°Canberra Apr: 69°Canberra May: 62°Canberra Jun: 55°Canberra Jul: 54°Canberra Aug: 56°Canberra Sep: 62°Canberra Oct: 68°Canberra Nov: 74°Canberra Dec: 79°Canberra Jan: 57°Canberra Feb: 56°Canberra Mar: 52°Canberra Apr: 45°Canberra May: 39°Canberra Jun: 35°Canberra Jul: 33°Canberra Aug: 35°Canberra Sep: 39°Canberra Oct: 44°Canberra Nov: 49°Canberra Dec: 53°

Rain (in per month)

MelbourneCanberra

0123JFMAMJJASONDMelbourne Jan: 2.0Melbourne Feb: 1.9Melbourne Mar: 1.4Melbourne Apr: 2.2Melbourne May: 2.1Melbourne Jun: 2.0Melbourne Jul: 1.6Melbourne Aug: 1.9Melbourne Sep: 2.1Melbourne Oct: 2.4Melbourne Nov: 2.5Melbourne Dec: 2.3Canberra Jan: 2.0Canberra Feb: 2.3Canberra Mar: 1.8Canberra Apr: 1.3Canberra May: 1.4Canberra Jun: 2.0Canberra Jul: 1.7Canberra Aug: 2.0Canberra Sep: 2.4Canberra Oct: 2.4Canberra Nov: 2.9Canberra Dec: 2.3

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Melbourne and Canberra
MonthHighLowRain
MelbourneCanberraMelbourneCanberraMelbourneCanberra
Jan80°F(26°C)83°F(29°C)59°F(15°C)56°F(14°C)2.0 in(50 mm)2.0 in(51 mm)
Feb80°F(27°C)81°F(27°C)59°F(15°C)56°F(13°C)1.9 in(47 mm)2.3 in(58 mm)
Mar76°F(25°C)77°F(25°C)57°F(14°C)52°F(11°C)1.4 in(36 mm)1.8 in(45 mm)
Apr69°F(21°C)69°F(21°C)52°F(11°C)45°F(7°C)2.2 in(55 mm)1.3 in(34 mm)
May63°F(17°C)62°F(17°C)48°F(9°C)38°F(4°C)2.1 in(53 mm)1.4 in(35 mm)
Jun58°F(15°C)55°F(13°C)45°F(7°C)35°F(2°C)2.0 in(50 mm)2.0 in(52 mm)
Jul57°F(14°C)54°F(12°C)44°F(7°C)33°F(1°C)1.6 in(41 mm)1.7 in(44 mm)
Aug59°F(15°C)56°F(14°C)45°F(7°C)35°F(1°C)1.9 in(47 mm)2.0 in(51 mm)
Sep63°F(17°C)62°F(17°C)47°F(8°C)39°F(4°C)2.1 in(53 mm)2.4 in(62 mm)
Oct68°F(20°C)68°F(20°C)50°F(10°C)44°F(7°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.4 in(61 mm)
Nov72°F(22°C)74°F(23°C)53°F(12°C)49°F(9°C)2.5 in(64 mm)2.9 in(73 mm)
Dec76°F(25°C)79°F(26°C)56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)2.3 in(59 mm)2.3 in(58 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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