When to go · Melbourne
Melbourne in September
Good month. Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Australia: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Australia: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- MelbourneHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 13 days
- South-east coast, Australia · Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaidefine
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.
AFL Grand Final
Last Saturday in September (check) · Australia
Melbourne hotels fill; Friday-before holiday in Victoria.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Melbourne, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Sep: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 13
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Sep: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Jan: 2
September: Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Australia: Spring in the south, still dry in the north; one of the best months to combine both.
January: Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Melbourne: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast