Melbourne in January

Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.

No other month rates higher than January for Melbourne in this guide.

• MelbourneHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 8 days
• South-east coast, Australia · Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaidebest weather

  Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 40 °C (104 °F) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 104 °F (40 °C) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Melbourne, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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