Melbourne is 0.8°C (1.4°F) warmer by day, Tokyo gets 858 mm (33.8 in) more rain a year.
Melbourne is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Tokyo peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Melbourne is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Tokyo is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year against 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. The most comfortable time to visit is March, November and December in Melbourne and May, June and September in Tokyo.
| Melbourne | Metric | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 26.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 25.3°C |
| 7.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.2°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 752 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,610 mm |
| October | ☔Wettest month | September |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 75% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 3.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Melbourne typically falls to around 7.2°C (45°F) while Tokyo settles near 7.2°C (45°F).
Melbourne is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Tokyo peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Melbourne sees the most rain in October and the least in February; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 75%.
For Tokyo, the pick of the year is May, June and September.
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 | Tokyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 11.2 | 23.8🔥 | 36.5 | -1.8 | 6.7❄️ | 15.2 |
| February | 11.5 | 23.4 | 35.3 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 |
| March | 10.6 | 21.5 | 32.5 | -0.5 | 9.7 | 19.9 |
| April | 8.3 | 17.6 | 27 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 24 |
| May | 5.9 | 13.7 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 27.7 |
| June | 3.8 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 30.9 |
| July | 3 | 9.3❄️ | 15.6 | 18.3 | 26.3 | 34.2 |
| August | 3.6 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 27.5🔥 | 34.6 |
| September | 4.6 | 12.8 | 21 | 15.1 | 23.8 | 32.4 |
| October | 6 | 15.9 | 25.7 | 8.7 | 18 | 27.4 |
| November | 7.7 | 19 | 30.3 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 22.5 |
| December | 9.6 | 21.6 | 33.6 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 18.3 |
| Annual Avg | 7.2 | 16.6 | 26.1 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 25.3 |
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Melbourne is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 26.1°C (79°F) against 25.3°C (77.5°F) in Tokyo — roughly 0.8°C (1.4°F) warmer by day.
Melbourne is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 36.5°C (97.6°F), while Tokyo peaks in August at around 34.6°C (94.3°F). That makes Melbourne the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Tokyo gets colder. In its coldest month (February) overnight lows average about -1.9°C (28.5°F), compared with 3°C (37.3°F) at the low point of the year in Melbourne.
Tokyo is the wetter city, collecting about 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year versus 752 mm (29.6 in) in Melbourne. Melbourne is wettest in October and driest in February; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity over the year against 75% in Melbourne.
The most comfortable months in Melbourne are March, November and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Tokyo is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Melbourne is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 17.1°C (30.8°F), and narrowest in October, about 2.1°C (3.8°F).
Tokyo has the bigger seasonal swing, about 20.8°C (37.4°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, Melbourne comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Tokyo. Tokyo 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 Tokyo, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
