Melbourne is 0.6°C (1.1°F) warmer by day, Auckland has 2.6°C (4.7°F) warmer nights, Auckland gets 314 mm (12.4 in) more rain a year.
Auckland is at its warmest in February and coolest in July, while Melbourne peaks in February and bottoms out in July. Month for month, Auckland is the warmer of the two in 11 of 12 months.
Auckland is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year against 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Auckland and January, February and March in Melbourne.
| Auckland | Metric | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 18.4°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 19°C |
| 13.1°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 10.5°C |
| February | 🔥Hottest month | February |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | July |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,066 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 752 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | October |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 75% |
| 4.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Auckland typically falls to around 13.1°C (55.6°F) while Melbourne settles near 10.5°C (50.9°F).
Auckland is hottest in February and coldest in July, whereas Melbourne peaks in February and is coolest in July.
Auckland sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February.
Auckland feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 75%.
For Melbourne, the pick of the year is January, February and March.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Auckland | Melbourne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 16.7 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 14.6 | 20.1 | 25.5 |
| February | 17.3 | 20.5🔥 | 23.6 | 14.9 | 20.3🔥 | 25.7 |
| March | 16.2 | 19.1 | 22.1 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 23.7 |
| April | 14.4 | 17 | 19.7 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 20 |
| May | 12.4 | 14.7 | 17 | 9.5 | 13 | 16.4 |
| June | 10.6 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 13.4 |
| July | 9.4 | 11.6❄️ | 13.8 | 6.4 | 9.5❄️ | 12.6 |
| August | 9.5 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 13.5 |
| September | 10.4 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 15.4 |
| October | 11.7 | 14.4 | 17 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 18.1 |
| November | 13.3 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 16 | 20.8 |
| December | 15.4 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 18 | 23.2 |
| Annual Avg | 13.1 | 15.8 | 18.4 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 19 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Auckland and Melbourne feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Auckland and Melbourne — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Melbourne is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 19°C (66.2°F) against 18.4°C (65.1°F) in Auckland — roughly 0.6°C (1.1°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Auckland, with average lows of 13.1°C (55.6°F) versus 10.5°C (50.9°F).
Auckland is hottest in February, averaging highs of about 23.6°C (74.4°F), while Melbourne peaks in February at around 25.7°C (78.2°F). That makes Melbourne the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Melbourne gets colder. In its coldest month (July) overnight lows average about 6.4°C (43.6°F), compared with 9.4°C (49°F) at the low point of the year in Auckland.
Auckland is the wetter city, collecting about 1,066 mm (42 in) of rain a year versus 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. Auckland is wettest in July and driest in February; Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February.
Auckland is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity over the year against 75% in Melbourne.
The most comfortable months in Auckland are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Melbourne is at its most pleasant around January, February and March, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Auckland is the warmer city in 11 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 2.3°C (4.1°F), and narrowest in February, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Melbourne has the bigger seasonal swing, about 10.8°C (19.4°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 8.9°C (16°F) in Auckland — so Auckland has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Melbourne comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Auckland. Auckland is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Auckland and Melbourne, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
