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Melbourne weather in August

August is a fair shoulder-season month in Melbourne — decent conditions with some trade-offs. Expect highs around 15°C, lows near 7°C, and about 13.3 days with rain.

6.5 · Fairtravel score for August
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg high
15°C
Avg low
7°C
Rainfall
62 mm
Rain days
13.3
Sunshine
8 h/day
Daylight
10.5 h

What to pack for Melbourne in August

  • long sleeves and a warm layer
  • a medium jacket
  • a compact umbrella or rain shell — rain is frequent

Humidity averages 77%; max daily wind around 23 km/h.

How August compares

January: 9.8/10 JFebruary: 10.0/10 FMarch: 9.7/10 MApril: 9.1/10 AMay: 7.4/10 MJune: 6.1/10 JJuly: 5.6/10 JAugust: 6.5/10 ASeptember: 8.1/10 SOctober: 8.4/10 ONovember: 9.0/10 NDecember: 9.6/10 D

Best months in Melbourne: December–March. See the full best time to visit Melbourne guide.

Melbourne in August: the details

In August, Melbourne sees average daytime highs of 15°C (59°F) and overnight lows of 7°C (45°F). Rainfall totals roughly 62 mm across 13.3 rainy days, and the sun shines about 8 hours per day with 10.5 hours of daylight mid-month. Relative humidity averages 77%.

These figures are climate normals computed from the ERA5 weather reanalysis (2019–2024) for Melbourne, Australia (-37.81, 144.96) — see our methodology. Actual conditions vary year to year.

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