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Melbourne vs Christchurch Climate

79%match

Melbourne vs Christchurch: a 79% climate match. Compared with Melbourne, Christchurch has 8°F (4°C) colder winter nights, less sun and twice the winter rain.

Melbourne gets 24 in (615 mm) of rain a year and Christchurch 32 in (808 mm). Melbourne's warmest month is February, at 80°F (27°C); Christchurch's is January, at 74°F (23°C).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Melbourne
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Christchurch

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

MelbourneChristchurchsolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°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°Christchurch Jan: 74°Christchurch Feb: 73°Christchurch Mar: 69°Christchurch Apr: 64°Christchurch May: 60°Christchurch Jun: 55°Christchurch Jul: 53°Christchurch Aug: 56°Christchurch Sep: 60°Christchurch Oct: 64°Christchurch Nov: 68°Christchurch Dec: 72°Christchurch Jan: 54°Christchurch Feb: 53°Christchurch Mar: 51°Christchurch Apr: 45°Christchurch May: 41°Christchurch Jun: 37°Christchurch Jul: 36°Christchurch Aug: 38°Christchurch Sep: 41°Christchurch Oct: 44°Christchurch Nov: 48°Christchurch Dec: 52°

Rain (in per month)

MelbourneChristchurch

0246JFMAMJJASONDMelbourne 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: 2.3Christchurch Jan: 2.6Christchurch Feb: 2.0Christchurch Mar: 2.4Christchurch Apr: 3.1Christchurch May: 2.3Christchurch Jun: 4.1Christchurch Jul: 3.1Christchurch Aug: 3.7Christchurch Sep: 1.9Christchurch Oct: 2.1Christchurch Nov: 2.3Christchurch Dec: 2.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Melbourne and Christchurch
MonthHighLowRain
MelbourneChristchurchMelbourneChristchurchMelbourneChristchurch
Jan80°F(26°C)74°F(23°C)59°F(15°C)54°F(12°C)2.0 in(50 mm)2.6 in(65 mm)
Feb80°F(27°C)73°F(23°C)59°F(15°C)53°F(12°C)1.9 in(47 mm)2.0 in(50 mm)
Mar76°F(25°C)69°F(21°C)57°F(14°C)51°F(11°C)1.4 in(36 mm)2.4 in(61 mm)
Apr69°F(21°C)64°F(18°C)52°F(11°C)45°F(7°C)2.2 in(55 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
May63°F(17°C)60°F(15°C)48°F(9°C)41°F(5°C)2.1 in(53 mm)2.3 in(58 mm)
Jun58°F(15°C)55°F(13°C)45°F(7°C)37°F(3°C)2.0 in(50 mm)4.1 in(105 mm)
Jul57°F(14°C)53°F(12°C)44°F(7°C)36°F(2°C)1.6 in(41 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Aug59°F(15°C)56°F(13°C)45°F(7°C)38°F(3°C)1.9 in(47 mm)3.7 in(95 mm)
Sep63°F(17°C)60°F(16°C)47°F(8°C)41°F(5°C)2.1 in(53 mm)1.9 in(47 mm)
Oct68°F(20°C)64°F(18°C)50°F(10°C)44°F(7°C)2.4 in(60 mm)2.1 in(54 mm)
Nov72°F(22°C)68°F(20°C)53°F(12°C)47°F(9°C)2.5 in(64 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)
Dec76°F(25°C)72°F(22°C)56°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)2.3 in(59 mm)2.2 in(56 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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