New Delhi is 11.3°C (20.3°F) warmer by day, New Delhi has 7.6°C (13.7°F) warmer nights, Melbourne gets 98 mm (3.9 in) more rain a year.
Melbourne is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while New Delhi peaks in June 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 March, November and December in Melbourne and February, March and November in New Delhi.
| Melbourne | Metric | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 26.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 37.4°C |
| 7.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 14.8°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | June |
| 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 7.2°C (45°F) while New Delhi settles near 14.8°C (58.6°F).
Melbourne is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas New Delhi peaks in June 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 | 11.2 | 23.8🔥 | 36.5 | 2.7 | 14.8❄️ | 26.9 |
| February | 11.5 | 23.4 | 35.3 | 4.8 | 18.2 | 31.6 |
| March | 10.6 | 21.5 | 32.5 | 9.4 | 23.9 | 38.5 |
| April | 8.3 | 17.6 | 27 | 15.3 | 29.4 | 43.5 |
| May | 5.9 | 13.7 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 34.2 | 46.3 |
| June | 3.8 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 25.8 | 36.1🔥 | 46.3 |
| July | 3 | 9.3❄️ | 15.6 | 25.8 | 34.3 | 42.9 |
| August | 3.6 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 24.2 | 31.2 | 38.3 |
| September | 4.6 | 12.8 | 21 | 20.3 | 28.9 | 37.4 |
| October | 6 | 15.9 | 25.7 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 36.4 |
| November | 7.7 | 19 | 30.3 | 8.8 | 20.6 | 32.4 |
| December | 9.6 | 21.6 | 33.6 | 4.2 | 16.1 | 28 |
| Annual Avg | 7.2 | 16.6 | 26.1 | 14.8 | 26.1 | 37.4 |
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 37.4°C (99.3°F) against 26.1°C (79°F) in Melbourne — roughly 11.3°C (20.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in New Delhi, with average lows of 14.8°C (58.6°F) versus 7.2°C (45°F).
Melbourne is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 36.5°C (97.6°F), while New Delhi peaks in June at around 46.3°C (115.4°F). That makes New Delhi the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
New Delhi gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 2.7°C (36.9°F), compared with 3°C (37.3°F) at the low point of the year in Melbourne.
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 March, November and December, 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 25.8°C (46.4°F), and narrowest in November, about 1.6°C (2.9°F).
New Delhi has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.3°C (38.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 14.5°C (26.1°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.
