Dubai is 5°C (9°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 17.5°C (31.5°F) warmer nights, Melbourne gets 619 mm (24.4 in) more rain a year.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Melbourne peaks in January and bottoms out in July. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Melbourne is the wetter of the two, collecting 752 mm (29.6 in) of rain a year against 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Dubai and March, November and December in Melbourne.
| Dubai | Metric | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 26.1°C |
| 24.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.2°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | January |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | July |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 752 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | October |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 75% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.3 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 24.7°C (76.5°F) while Melbourne settles near 7.2°C (45°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Melbourne peaks in January and is coolest in July.
Dubai sees the most rain in January and the least in September; Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February.
Melbourne feels the more humid of the two, averaging 75% relative humidity against 69%.
For Melbourne, the pick of the year is March, November and December.
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 | Dubai | Melbourne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 | 11.2 | 23.8🔥 | 36.5 |
| February | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 11.5 | 23.4 | 35.3 |
| March | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 | 10.6 | 21.5 | 32.5 |
| April | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 8.3 | 17.6 | 27 |
| May | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 21.6 |
| June | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 16.9 |
| July | 30 | 33.5 | 37 | 3 | 9.3❄️ | 15.6 |
| August | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 17.4 |
| September | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 | 4.6 | 12.8 | 21 |
| October | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 6 | 15.9 | 25.7 |
| November | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 7.7 | 19 | 30.3 |
| December | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 21.6 | 33.6 |
| Annual Avg | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 | 7.2 | 16.6 | 26.1 |
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 Dubai 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 Dubai and Melbourne — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Dubai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 31.1°C (88°F) against 26.1°C (79°F) in Melbourne — roughly 5°C (9°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus 7.2°C (45°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 37.2°C (99°F), while Melbourne peaks in January at around 36.5°C (97.6°F). That makes Dubai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Melbourne gets colder. In its coldest month (July) overnight lows average about 3°C (37.3°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Melbourne is the wetter city, collecting about 752 mm (29.6 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September; Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February.
Melbourne is the more humid of the two, averaging 75% relative humidity over the year against 69% in Dubai.
The most comfortable months in Dubai are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Melbourne is at its most pleasant around March, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Dubai is the warmer city in 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 24.2°C (43.6°F), and narrowest in March, about 1.8°C (3.2°F).
Melbourne has the bigger seasonal swing, about 14.5°C (26.1°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.8°C (23°F) in Dubai — so Dubai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Melbourne. Melbourne 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 Dubai and Melbourne, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
