Greater Melbourne in July 2026

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for July were close to average at most sites across Greater Melbourne.
  • July rainfall totals ranged from around 85% to around 175% of average across Greater Melbourne.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for July at all sites across Greater Melbourne were above average.
  • July mean maximum temperatures for Greater Melbourne ranged from 0.4 °C above average at Melbourne (Olympic Park) to 1.3 °C above average at Essendon Airport, Laverton RAAF and Scoresby Research Institute.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for July at most sites across Greater Melbourne were above average.
  • July mean minimum temperatures for Greater Melbourne ranged from 0.6 °C below average at Coldstream to 1.1 °C above average at Essendon Airport.

Melbourne (Olympic Park)

  • Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 44.4 mm, which is 109% of the long-term average of 40.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 14.9 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 14.5 °C.
  • The warmest day was 19.5 °C on the 18th, and the coolest day was on the 7th when the temperature reached 11.0 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 7.7 °C, which is 0.2 °C above the long-term average of 7.5 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 3.1 °C on the 10th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 12.3 °C.

Extremes in July 2026
Hottest day 19.5 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 18th
Warmest days on average 15.1 °C at Laverton RAAF
Coolest days on average 9.7 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
Coldest day 5.8 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 7th
Coldest night -3.1 °C at Coldstream on the 10th
-3.1 °C at Coldstream on the 19th
Coolest nights on average 3.3 °C at Coldstream
Warmest nights on average 7.7 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park)
Warmest night 12.3 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 1st
Warmest on average overall 11.3 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park)
Coolest on average overall 7.1 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
Wettest overall 157.8 mm at Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI)
Wettest day 85.0 mm at Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI) on the 3rd
Strongest wind gust 96.0 km/h at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 1st


Summary statistics for July 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
July
2026
Diff
from
average
Highest for
July
2026
Mean for
July
2026
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
July
2026
Total for
July
2026
Average
for
July
Rank of
July
2026
Fraction of
July
average
Cerberus 14.3 +0.6 17.9 19th 6.9 +0.5 1.3 19th 122.8 70.1 high 175%
Coldstream 14.2 +0.7 18.5 18th 3.3 -0.6 -3.1 19th 68.4 62.7 average 109%
Essendon Airport 14.5 +1.3 19.1 18th 6.6 +1.1 0.9 10th 36.4 42.6 average 85%
Ferny Creek 10.8 +1.0 16.9 19th 5.3 0.0 0.2 8th 115.8 126.3 average 92%
Frankston (Ballam Park) 14.1 18.9 19th 7.3 1.7 10th 80.8
Laverton RAAF 15.1 +1.3 19.4 19th 6.1 +0.9 0.8 9th 35.8 37.8 average 95%
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 14.9 +0.4 19.5 18th 7.7 +0.2 3.1 10th 44.4 40.8 average 109%
Melbourne Airport 14.3 +1.1 18.3 18th 5.7 +0.2 0.1 6th 34.8 35.0 average 99%
Moorabbin Airport 14.8 +1.0 19.1 19th 7.0 +0.7 0.1 10th 69.6 60.3 average 115%
Point Cook RAAF 14.5 17.5 1st 5.8 -0.5 10th 44.8
Scoresby Research Institute 14.5 +1.3 17.9 18th 6.1 +0.2 -0.6 6th 63.0 72.5 average 87%
Viewbank 14.6 +0.6 18.9 18th 5.6 -0.3 0.0 6th 45.2 47.9 average 94%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 9.7 +0.5 12.2 14th 4.5 +0.5 1.4 8th 68.8 60.7 average 113%

Daily maximum temperatures for July 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Cerberus 17.9 12.3 13.0 13.1 13.0 14.9 10.3 11.9 10.0 14.8 15.8 13.1 14.9 15.2 13.6 15.0 16.5 16.2 17.9 16.0 15.1 16.0 12.4 13.0 15.0 15.9 16.1 15.9 12.7 12.3 12.2
Coldstream 16.6 12.9 14.2 11.9 13.7 15.2 7.4 13.8 15.3 15.3 15.0 12.6 14.3 15.2 12.2 14.3 15.2 18.5 17.6 15.6 15.4 16.3 12.6 12.2 14.9 15.8 12.6 16.0 11.1 11.5 13.5
Essendon Airport 16.3 13.4 14.5 13.5 13.3 14.1 10.5 14.0 15.5 13.6 13.6 14.8 15.7 13.5 15.0 16.0 19.1 18.0 15.4 15.6 15.6 12.5 13.2 16.0 15.6 12.7 15.8 12.0 13.2 13.7
Ferny Creek 13.5 9.4 9.1 8.8 10.6 11.9 7.6 11.2 12.3 11.9 11.2 8.1 9.6 10.4 9.2 10.1 13.6 15.3 16.9 12.6 11.4 11.9 9.0 9.1 10.5 11.8 10.6 11.6 7.4 8.3 8.4
Frankston (Ballam Park) 17.6 12.4 13.5 13.7 13.0 13.2 10.2 12.5 11.3 15.0 15.2 12.3 14.4 14.6 13.1 14.4 16.1 16.6 18.9 15.5 15.0 15.8 12.0 12.9 15.2 14.3 15.5 16.2 12.5 12.5 12.6
Laverton RAAF 17.1 14.1 14.9 13.9 13.0 14.8 11.6 13.4 11.2 15.7 14.2 15.1 15.5 16.0 14.4 15.7 17.8 18.5 19.4 16.1 16.1 16.7 12.9 14.0 15.5 16.7 15.3 17.1 13.2 14.5 13.6
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 17.0 13.9 15.3 13.8 13.9 14.3 11.0 14.1 11.8 16.0 14.6 13.7 15.4 15.9 14.3 15.4 16.4 19.5 18.4 16.4 15.9 17.1 12.8 13.6 15.9 15.2 14.4 16.6 12.6 13.2 13.6
Melbourne Airport 15.9 13.9 14.0 13.2 13.0 13.7 10.3 14.3 13.2 15.2 13.5 13.3 14.5 15.2 13.4 14.4 15.0 18.3 17.5 15.6 15.5 15.7 12.3 13.2 15.6 15.8 12.0 15.7 12.9 12.8 14.5
Moorabbin Airport 17.1 13.6 14.6 13.7 13.9 12.9 10.6 13.1 12.6 15.9 15.8 12.5 15.6 15.6 14.9 16.9 16.7 19.1 16.8 16.5 16.9 12.6 13.5 15.8 15.3 15.6 16.5 12.5 13.2 12.8
Point Cook RAAF 17.5 14.1 14.9 14.2 13.4 12.3 11.4 11.7 9.1 13.9 14.1 14.9 15.8 16.0 14.4 15.2 17.2 15.0 15.9 16.4 16.1 17.0 12.3 14.0 15.7 16.4 15.7 17.0 13.9 13.7 11.8
Scoresby Research Institute 16.9 13.6 14.1 13.7 13.3 8.3 14.6 16.1 15.7 14.8 12.0 13.9 15.2 13.5 15.6 17.0 15.9 16.2 12.5 13.6 15.2 15.7 13.6 16.0 11.8 12.8 14.3
Viewbank 16.8 13.5 15.1 13.5 14.0 14.3 9.7 13.0 14.5 15.7 14.8 12.2 14.6 15.6 13.5 15.5 16.7 18.9 18.8 16.0 15.9 16.1 12.2 13.0 16.2 15.5 13.5 15.8 11.7 12.9 13.7
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 11.0 8.7 10.4 8.2 8.4 10.6 5.8 10.4 11.0 10.3 8.8 8.4 9.8 12.2 10.5 9.5 8.2 12.1 11.5 11.0 10.0 11.6 8.3 8.5 10.6 11.9 7.0 10.7 9.2 8.4 9.2
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for July 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Cerberus 10.7 10.6 9.1 9.1 7.2 1.6 1.5 5.9 1.8 3.4 2.5 7.8 10.6 10.7 7.7 10.8 8.6 2.6 1.3 4.6 7.2 9.1 6.6 7.3 8.5 9.9 9.3 10.0 7.6 6.6 3.7
Coldstream 8.8 9.5 9.0 4.7 3.5 -2.7 -1.1 4.0 -0.2 -3.1 -0.7 4.4 8.8 10.2 0.2 5.7 1.1 -1.8 -3.1 -0.4 0.9 4.7 2.4 0.2 5.7 8.0 7.4 7.0 5.6 1.6 1.7
Essendon Airport 11.4 10.0 8.1 8.5 6.2 1.3 2.9 5.4 0.9 4.7 6.9 10.0 11.1 6.5 9.3 8.2 2.2 1.7 8.7 7.1 8.9 7.1 5.8 8.9 9.2 7.9 9.1 6.9 5.3 1.7
Ferny Creek 9.3 6.9 4.8 5.4 4.9 3.8 2.3 0.2 4.6 5.8 6.4 3.4 5.0 7.1 4.1 6.4 5.0 6.6 7.8 8.9 7.3 7.2 3.7 2.8 4.7 6.9 7.0 6.2 3.0 3.7 3.2
Frankston (Ballam Park) 11.7 10.2 8.5 9.4 6.2 2.8 4.1 5.5 4.1 1.7 5.0 6.5 9.5 11.5 7.1 10.6 10.0 4.2 2.8 6.4 7.4 9.1 7.9 7.5 9.0 8.9 9.9 9.4 7.6 7.2 4.4
Laverton RAAF 11.5 10.5 8.6 7.5 5.5 0.8 1.6 5.8 0.8 0.9 4.0 7.4 10.0 10.9 4.9 10.1 9.4 1.7 1.9 3.1 5.8 9.3 5.7 5.0 8.1 8.2 9.2 9.5 7.1 3.0 1.0
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 12.3 10.7 9.3 9.8 7.6 3.2 3.7 6.2 3.5 3.1 5.0 8.1 10.4 12.1 6.6 10.9 9.3 4.2 4.0 6.2 8.4 9.8 8.5 7.6 9.6 11.0 9.5 10.0 8.0 7.6 3.9
Melbourne Airport 10.4 9.5 7.4 7.2 6.0 0.1 2.8 4.3 0.8 1.6 7.0 6.3 7.1 9.4 4.7 8.5 6.4 1.7 3.7 7.1 4.9 7.1 4.5 5.0 8.8 7.2 7.0 8.3 5.9 3.8 1.7
Moorabbin Airport 11.8 10.4 8.7 8.3 6.8 1.1 1.8 5.3 2.4 0.1 5.0 7.2 9.8 11.4 10.5 9.5 3.1 1.3 4.0 8.5 9.9 7.8 7.7 8.9 10.4 9.8 8.7 7.9 8.0 4.1
Point Cook RAAF 10.2 9.8 8.8 6.9 7.2 0.7 2.2 6.7 1.5 -0.5 3.9 7.2 9.9 11.1 4.4 9.9 8.5 1.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 7.4 5.1 4.7 8.4 7.8 9.5 9.5 7.4 3.6 0.6
Scoresby Research Institute 11.2 9.8 8.9 6.7 5.1 1.5 4.8 -0.2 1.5 6.3 6.2 9.1 11.1 2.6 8.6 7.6 5.1 8.8 5.2 4.0 8.0 9.4 7.7 9.4 6.2 4.4 1.5
Viewbank 11.2 9.4 8.7 8.0 7.5 0.0 2.4 5.4 1.8 0.5 2.7 6.6 9.1 11.1 3.6 6.6 6.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 3.1 8.9 6.0 5.1 7.6 10.0 7.7 8.1 6.3 5.3 1.3
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 9.1 6.9 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.2 4.2 1.4 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.2 4.8 7.4 4.4 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.1 5.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.0 2.8 2.9 3.5
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for July 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Bonbeach (Carrum (Patterson River Countr 11.0 4.0 11.0 - - 1.5 - - - - - 15.5 7.0 2.0 - - - - - - - - 3.5 - - - - - 5.0 9.0
Cerberus 11.6 4.8 22.2 4.6 3.6 - - - 0.2 0.4 - 15.4 6.0 11.2 0.8 0.4 - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.6 6.6 3.8 0.2 1.4 0.2 - 17.2 9.8 1.4
Cheltenham (Heatherton (Kingston Centre) 4.6 2.2 6.5 - - - - - - 0.1 - 12.8 5.8 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.6 0.1 - 0.3 - - 1.0 3.0 0.2
Coldstream 1.0 6.2 8.8 2.4 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 9.2 8.2 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 - 0.2 - - 0.6 2.2 - 6.6 2.4 - - 6.0 8.8 0.2
Eltham 4.0 7.8 4.4 1.0 1.0 - - - - - - 13.6 5.8 0.6 - 0.8 - - - - - - 2.2 - - 1.2 - - 5.6 1.8
Essendon Airport 3.2 5.2 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 13.0 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 3.2 - - 0.8 - - 1.2 1.8 -
Ferny Creek 6.0 9.4 5.4 1.8 4.2 - 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 - 12.6 5.4 1.8 3.6 3.0 - - 0.2 - - 0.6 7.0 0.6 13.8 5.6 - 0.6 11.6 19.8 2.0
Frankston (Ballam Park) 10.2 4.0 13.4 3.0 2.0 - - - 0.2 - - 17.4 6.6 1.6 1.4 0.8 - - - - - 0.2 1.8 2.0 - 0.8 - - 7.4 7.4 0.6
Hesket (Straws Lane) 20.2 15.8 13.2 1.0 1.6 - - - - - 0.2 10.2 6.2 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 - - - - 0.2 3.0 - 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 7.6 1.0 -
Kinglake West 25.4 19.0 26.4 4.8 1.8 - - - - - - 16.8 2.0 1.4 3.0 2.4 - - - - - 0.8 3.8 - 2.0 2.4 - 2.4 7.8 8.8
Laverton RAAF 4.2 0.6 5.6 - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 18.0 1.8 0.6 - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 0.8 - - 1.0 1.4 0.2
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 6.6 4.0 7.0 0.2 1.6 - - - 0.2 - - 14.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 3.0 - - 0.6 - - 2.2 2.2 -
Melbourne Airport 3.8 6.4 4.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 11.8 2.8 0.2 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - 2.0 - - 0.2 - - 1.2 - 0.2
Melbourne Botanical Gardens 7.4 4.4 7.2 0.4 2.0 - - - - - 0.2 15.0 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 2.3 - 0.2 0.5 - - 3.0 2.8 -
Monbulk (Spring Road) 7.0 9.8 7.2 2.0 3.6 - - - - - - - 4.6 3.4 2.4 6.8 6.0 6.4 4.0 - - 1.6 4.8 0.4 8.4 3.6 0.2 - 18.6 12.4
Moorabbin Airport 9.4 4.6 10.0 0.2 0.8 - - - 0.2 - - 17.4 12.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 2.4 - - 0.2 0.2 - 3.4 7.0 0.2
Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) 7.2 7.8 - 0.8 - - - - - - 13.8 3.0 1.0 2.8 0.4
Newham (Cobaw) 25.0 21.4 25.6 0.8 - - - - - - - 14.6 10.2 6.2 0.8 - - - - - - - 3.2 - - - 1.6 2.4 3.4
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) 10.2 6.2 10.1 0.6 1.2 - - - - - - 16.8 8.6 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.8 - - - - - 2.1 - 1.0 - - - 2.8 9.0
Point Cook RAAF 6.2 0.2 4.6 0.2 0.4 - - - 0.2 - 0.2 18.6 7.8 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 3.2 - - 0.2 - - 1.6 1.2 -
Romsey 13.2 22.2 21.0 0.8 0.6
Rosebud (Country Club) 23.3 0.5 6.6 9.9 3.8 - - - - - 12.7 1.5 - 6.1 2.4 0.3 - - - - - 1.4 3.4 5.0 0.6 - - - 13.0 6.8 6.6
Scoresby Research Institute 4.2 6.6 4.4 0.4 1.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - 10.8 3.0 1.0 3.6 0.8 - - 0.4 - 0.4 4.2 - 2.8 1.2 - - 6.8 9.8 1.0
Springvale Necropolis 11.3 8.2 9.2 - - - - - - - - 32.2 - - - - - - - - - 2.8 - 2.0 - - 12.1
Tarrawarra Monastery 5.6 4.6 10.8 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 11.4 2.0 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 3.6 0.2 5.0 3.4 0.2 4.8 - 8.2 0.4
Upper Plenty 13.8 14.2 14.0 1.2 - - - - - - - 13.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 1.2 - - - - - - 2.0 - 0.2 1.6 - 0.6 4.2 0.2
Viewbank 4.2 5.8 3.0 0.4 1.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 10.4 5.2 0.4 - 0.8 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 3.6 - - 1.2 - - 5.8 1.8 0.2
Wallan 10.6 12.2 8.2 1.6 1.2 - - - - - - 10.8 0.8 1.0 0.2 1.4 - - - - - 1.8 - - 1.6 - 0.6 3.4
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 15.6 14.0 12.0 0.6 1.4 - 0.2 - 0.4 0.2 0.2 10.0 2.4 1.4 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.6 - - 0.2 - 1.4 - 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 3.2 0.4 0.2
Willowmavin (Avalon Station) 33.8 20.8 30.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 - 0.4 0.4 - 15.0 5.6 4.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 - - 1.8 - - 0.6 - 1.0 2.4 0.2 0.2
Woodend 16.8 23.0 20.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 14.2 12.6 5.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2
Yarra River @ Warrandyte 4.2 8.8 4.6 1.0 1.2 - - - - - - 12.0 9.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.4 - - - - 0.6 3.0 - 1.0 1.6 - - 5.2 5.8 -
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Melbourne using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Melbourne “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 3 August 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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