New Delhi is 14.3°C (25.7°F) warmer by day, New Delhi has 8.5°C (15.3°F) warmer nights, Melbourne gets 98 mm (3.9 in) more rain a year.
Melbourne is at its warmest in February and coolest in July, while New Delhi peaks in May and bottoms out in January. Month for month, New Delhi is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Melbourne is the wetter of the two, collecting 752 mm (29.6 in) of rain a year against 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Melbourne and February, March and November in New Delhi.
| Melbourne | Metric | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 19°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 33.3°C |
| 10.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 19°C |
| February | 🔥Hottest month | May |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 752 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 654 mm |
| October | ☔Wettest month | August |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | November |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 75% | 💧Average humidity | 43% |
| 3.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2 m/s |
Overnight, Melbourne typically falls to around 10.5°C (50.9°F) while New Delhi settles near 19°C (66.2°F).
Melbourne is hottest in February and coldest in July, whereas New Delhi peaks in May and is coolest in January.
Melbourne sees the most rain in October and the least in February; New Delhi is wettest in August and driest in November.
Melbourne feels the more humid of the two, averaging 75% relative humidity against 43%.
For New Delhi, the pick of the year is February, March and November.
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 | Melbourne | New Delhi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 14.6 | 20.1 | 25.5 | 6.9 | 14.8❄️ | 22.6 |
| February | 14.9 | 20.3🔥 | 25.7 | 9.6 | 18 | 26.5 |
| March | 14.1 | 18.9 | 23.7 | 15.1 | 23.9 | 32.7 |
| April | 11.7 | 15.8 | 20 | 21.3 | 30.1 | 38.9 |
| May | 9.5 | 13 | 16.4 | 26.7 | 34.5 | 42.4 |
| June | 7.4 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 35.9🔥 | 42.3 |
| July | 6.4 | 9.5❄️ | 12.6 | 28.3 | 33 | 37.7 |
| August | 6.7 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 26.3 | 30.6 | 34.9 |
| September | 7.8 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 23.6 | 29.1 | 34.6 |
| October | 9.2 | 13.7 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 26.2 | 33.5 |
| November | 11.2 | 16 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 29 |
| December | 12.8 | 18 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 24.3 |
| Annual Avg | 10.5 | 14.8 | 19 | 19 | 26.2 | 33.3 |
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 Melbourne and New Delhi 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 Melbourne and New Delhi — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
New Delhi is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 33.3°C (91.9°F) against 19°C (66.2°F) in Melbourne — roughly 14.3°C (25.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in New Delhi, with average lows of 19°C (66.2°F) versus 10.5°C (50.9°F).
Melbourne is hottest in February, averaging highs of about 25.7°C (78.2°F), while New Delhi peaks in May at around 42.4°C (108.3°F). That makes New Delhi 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 6.9°C (44.5°F) at the low point of the year in New Delhi.
Melbourne is the wetter city, collecting about 752 mm (29.6 in) of rain a year versus 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February; New Delhi is wettest in August and driest in November.
Melbourne is the more humid of the two, averaging 75% relative humidity over the year against 43% in New Delhi.
The most comfortable months in Melbourne are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
New Delhi is at its most pleasant around February, March and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
New Delhi is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 25.5°C (45.9°F), and narrowest in December, about 1.4°C (2.5°F).
New Delhi has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.1°C (38°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 10.8°C (19.4°F) in Melbourne — so Melbourne has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, New Delhi 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 Melbourne and New Delhi, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
