When to go · Melbourne
Melbourne in November
Great month. Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Is another month better than November?
No other month rates higher than November for Melbourne in this guide.
Weather in November
- MelbourneHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 73 °F (23 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 11 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.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Melbourne Cup
First Tuesday in November · Australia
Public holiday in Melbourne; the country stops at 15:00 for the race.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: South is pleasant; the north turns humid with storms, stingers arrive and some roads close.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Melbourne, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Nov: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Nov: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 11
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jan: 2
November: Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
January: Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Melbourne: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast