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Melbourne in November

Great month. Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
23°C (73°F) / 13°C (55°F)
average high / low
Rain days
11
Crowds
Medium
Australia overall
Prices
Medium
Australia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Melbourne

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

Long-term averages
  • MelbourneHighs around 23 °C (73 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), 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.

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)

    Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)

  • Night low

    Nov: 13 °C (55 °F)

    Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)

  • 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

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