Friday 2 May 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0

Greater Melbourne in April 2025

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals for April were below average to very much below average (lowest 10% of all Aprils since 1900) at all sites across Greater Melbourne, and lowest on record for Cerberus station and Scoresby Research Institute station.
  • April rainfall totals ranged from around 22% to around 82% of average across Greater Melbourne.

Temperature

Melbourne (Olympic Park)

  • Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 19.8 mm, which is 28% of the long-term average of 71.0 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 23.2 °C, which is 2.6 °C above the long-term average of 20.6 °C.
  • The warmest day was 31.8 °C on the 13th, and the coolest day was on the 27th when the temperature reached 17.5 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 13.7 °C, which is 1.6 °C above the long-term average of 12.1 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 7.4 °C on the 6th, and the warmest morning was on the 20th when the minimum temperature was 18.6 °C.

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes in April 2025
Hottest day 33.5 °C at Point Cook RAAF on the 13th
Warmest days on average 24.3 °C at Viewbank
Coolest days on average 19.4 °C at Ferny Creek
Coldest day 13.0 °C at Ferny Creek on the 27th
Coldest night 1.0 °C at Coldstream on the 6th
Coolest nights on average 9.4 °C at Coldstream
Warmest nights on average 13.7 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park)
Warmest night 20.2 °C at Essendon Airport on the 20th
Warmest on average overall 18.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park)
Coolest on average overall 15.4 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
Wettest overall 43.8 mm at Ferny Creek
Wettest day 19.4 mm at Willowmavin (Avalon Station) on the 26th
Strongest wind gust 72.0 km/h at Melbourne Airport on the 24th

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Record highest April mean maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
April
Laverton RAAF 23.3 =23.3 in 2005 82 20.3
Melbourne Airport 23.5 23.4 in 2005 55 20.4
Moorabbin Airport 23.3 23.2 in 2005 54 20.2
Cerberus 22.7 22.4 in 2005 34 19.9
Coldstream 23.8 23.4 in 2018 31 20.6
Viewbank 24.3 24.1 in 2005 26 21.2


Highest April mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
April
Scoresby Research Institute 23.3 23.6 in 2005 20.1
Essendon Airport 23.6 23.7 in 2005 20.2

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported



Record highest April mean minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
April
Laverton RAAF 12.9 12.5 in 2010 82 10.0
Essendon Airport 13.0 12.6 in 2010 57 10.1


Record highest April mean temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
April
Laverton RAAF 18.1 17.6 in 1968 82 15.1
Scoresby Research Institute 17.6 =17.6 in 2005 68 15.1
Essendon Airport 18.3 17.7 in 2005 57 15.1
Melbourne Airport 17.8 17.5 in 2005 55 15.3
Moorabbin Airport 17.9 17.4 in 2016 54 15.4
Cerberus 17.4 17.2 in 2010 34 15.0
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 15.4 =15.4 in 2018 32 13.0
Coldstream 16.6 16.1 in 2010 31 13.9
Viewbank 18.1 17.6 in 2005 26 15.7


Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Summary statistics for April 2025
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
April
2025		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
April
2025		 Mean for
April
2025		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
April
2025		 Total for
April
2025		 Average
for
April		 Rank of
April
2025		 Fraction of
April
average
Cerberus 22.7 +2.8 32.7 13th 12.2 +2.1 4.6 9th 16.0 62.6 lowest 26%
Coldstream 23.8 +3.2 30.8 12th 9.4 +2.3 1.0 6th 23.4 67.1 low 35%
Essendon Airport 23.6 +3.4 32.7 13th 13.0 +2.9 6.9 6th 43.6 55.4 average 79%
Ferny Creek 19.4 +2.6 27.0 12th 11.6 +1.7 5.2 6th 43.8 128.6 v low 34%
Frankston (Ballam Park) 23.4 32.0 13th 12.9 7.8 6th 19.8
Laverton RAAF 23.3 +3.0 32.9 13th 12.8 +2.8 6.0 6th 10.4 45.8 v low 23%
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 23.2 +2.6 31.8 13th 13.7 +1.6 7.4 6th 19.8 71.0 low 28%
Melbourne Airport 23.5 +3.1 32.4 13th 12.0 +1.8 4.7 6th 37.2 45.4 average 82%
Moorabbin Airport 23.3 +3.1 32.7 13th 12.6 +2.0 6.8 9th 13.8 64.0 v low 22%
Point Cook RAAF 23.0 33.5 13th 12.7 5.5 6th 8.8
Scoresby Research Institute 23.3 +3.2 31.0 13th 11.8 +1.7 5.1 6th 17.0 70.9 lowest 24%
Viewbank 24.3 +3.1 32.4 13th 11.9 +1.8 4.4 6th 20.4 67.5 low 30%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 19.9 +2.8 27.7 12th 10.8 +1.9 6.3 5th 34.8 58.9 average 59%

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Daily maximum temperatures for April 2025
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
Cerberus 21.1 22.5 21.3 17.8 18.2 21.8 18.5 17.8 19.3 26.7 19.6 26.9 32.7 21.9 24.7 26.2 28.3 31.5 30.1 25.4 21.0 20.0 23.2 27.1 23.9 19.2 18.0 18.9 18.2 17.9
Coldstream 24.8 25.3 22.9 18.9 18.0 21.2 18.4 20.2 24.3 26.6 25.0 30.8 30.7 24.4 27.5 26.7 30.5 30.6 29.8 24.7 22.7 19.5 25.0 26.9 23.9 21.3 17.3 20.5 16.9 17.5
Essendon Airport 24.7 25.2 23.2 17.2 18.8 22.5 18.9 19.1 22.9 27.9 22.5 30.2 32.7 22.0 28.4 27.8 30.5 31.1 29.5 25.3 22.1 19.6 23.9 26.5 24.7 19.4 17.1 18.8 17.1 18.7
Ferny Creek 19.4 21.5 17.9 15.2 14.1 16.7 13.3 14.5 20.2 22.5 20.2 27.0 26.5 19.4 22.8 23.1 26.1 26.1 25.2 19.9 18.2 15.6 20.5 22.4 21.6 17.6 13.0 15.3 13.2 13.7
Frankston (Ballam Park) 22.1 23.6 21.6 18.8 17.7 21.7 18.1 18.6 21.9 26.6 22.3 29.9 32.0 22.8 25.8 27.5 29.5 30.9 30.3 24.7 21.6 20.0 23.5 27.0 25.1 19.6 17.6 18.0 19.1
Laverton RAAF 22.9 23.0 21.8 18.0 19.5 22.9 19.0 19.1 21.4 28.6 21.3 26.1 32.9 21.7 25.6 29.1 29.0 32.5 30.3 26.0 21.7 19.7 22.6 27.8 25.8 17.5 17.6 18.1 17.8 18.4
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 24.3 24.3 21.0 17.7 18.1 22.3 18.0 19.0 21.0 27.8 21.4 28.3 31.8 21.8 27.8 28.6 30.2 30.6 29.6 25.2 21.7 19.1 23.2 26.8 24.5 20.1 17.5 18.9 17.6 18.5
Melbourne Airport 24.5 25.3 21.9 17.7 18.9 22.9 18.4 19.1 23.4 28.0 21.9 31.0 32.4 21.7 28.4 28.8 30.3 31.3 30.6 25.3 22.2 18.6 23.4 27.0 24.9 17.7 16.5 18.0 16.8 18.6
Moorabbin Airport 23.3 21.9 20.8 17.7 17.6 22.1 17.8 18.4 20.4 27.6 22.0 29.1 32.7 23.1 26.6 28.1 29.6 31.9 29.9 25.3 21.3 20.2 23.7 27.3 26.4 20.8 17.7 19.0 18.4 18.5
Point Cook RAAF 23.0 21.8 21.7 17.9 19.2 23.3 19.1 18.3 20.1 28.2 21.0 25.2 33.5 21.0 23.4 29.2 26.3 32.8 30.8 26.5 22.0 19.4 22.1 28.1 25.6 17.9 18.1 17.9 18.6 18.9
Scoresby Research Institute 23.8 24.9 22.1 19.0 17.9 21.8 17.9 19.1 23.9 23.4 31.0 23.9 27.9 26.7 30.6 30.9 30.3 24.4 22.8 20.8 25.3 26.4 23.9 21.6 17.1 19.4 17.3 18.4
Viewbank 25.8 26.1 23.0 17.9 18.8 22.5 18.7 20.5 24.8 28.2 24.0 31.8 32.4 24.7 28.2 28.8 31.7 31.8 30.1 25.5 23.3 20.4 25.6 27.3 24.8 20.1 17.2 19.2 17.2 18.8
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 20.4 23.2 19.3 15.4 15.3 18.6 14.2 16.7 20.5 23.3 21.7 27.7 27.5 19.4 24.3 22.8 26.8 27.0 25.3 20.8 18.8 14.3 19.7 22.7 19.2 16.5 13.5 15.0 13.8 14.6
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 April 2025
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
Cerberus 13.9 13.6 7.4 11.6 11.9 4.6 12.0 9.2 4.6 10.7 14.2 8.1 13.8 16.0 11.8 13.5 11.2 16.8 15.1 16.0 7.5 14.1 15.0 12.3 14.1 15.0 15.2 10.8 14.1 11.9
Coldstream 12.4 3.5 4.6 9.0 8.1 1.0 10.5 12.1 4.8 9.2 10.8 5.6 10.0 12.4 6.8 9.8 7.3 12.1 12.6 15.8 5.9 11.3 5.9 7.5 11.7 13.0 14.6 11.6 11.9 10.7
Essendon Airport 12.8 10.3 11.5 10.0 9.9 6.9 11.8 9.3 8.6 13.7 14.8 11.2 17.2 16.7 11.0 15.3 14.6 18.0 16.5 20.2 13.7 13.3 11.6 13.0 15.0 15.2 15.2 10.9 12.9 9.1
Ferny Creek 10.0 9.9 10.3 9.0 7.0 5.2 8.5 9.7 9.0 12.2 13.6 11.8 20.0 13.9 10.7 16.0 16.3 15.3 13.0 15.6 9.6 9.5 10.1 14.4 16.4 12.2 10.9 9.3 10.1 8.3
Frankston (Ballam Park) 12.5 10.3 10.5 10.8 11.3 7.8 13.3 12.2 9.7 13.0 14.9 10.9 16.0 16.6 12.7 13.5 13.8 17.1 15.7 18.0 11.1 12.5 13.7 12.7 16.4 14.9 14.7 11.1 11.5
Laverton RAAF 14.1 10.0 11.1 9.2 9.8 6.0 11.6 9.0 9.2 13.7 14.2 10.6 16.5 17.5 10.1 14.4 14.4 17.6 16.9 17.8 11.4 13.1 13.4 12.4 14.9 15.6 14.8 10.5 13.2 12.5
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 13.7 10.7 12.2 12.3 11.6 7.4 11.9 10.7 8.8 13.7 16.2 11.7 16.0 18.1 11.8 16.0 15.1 17.6 17.5 18.6 13.7 14.0 13.6 14.0 16.3 15.6 15.8 11.2 13.5 10.3
Melbourne Airport 11.2 9.0 9.2 10.0 9.3 4.7 10.5 7.9 6.4 12.8 13.9 10.1 16.7 15.2 10.1 14.4 14.5 16.6 15.8 18.9 12.3 12.3 10.5 13.2 14.8 14.4 15.0 10.0 12.1 8.0
Moorabbin Airport 12.2 8.9 10.1 13.7 11.8 7.3 12.9 12.0 6.8 13.2 17.2 9.7 16.2 17.3 9.7 12.0 11.6 16.6 15.9 17.5 10.7 12.8 13.7 11.7 13.7 15.5 15.0 9.5 12.4 9.1
Point Cook RAAF 14.6 9.0 11.5 9.0 9.7 5.5 11.4 9.0 9.4 13.0 14.4 10.1 14.7 16.7 9.4 13.7 14.2 18.0 15.8 17.0 10.3 13.6 13.9 12.2 14.2 15.5 15.0 13.4 13.4 13.4
Scoresby Research Institute 12.9 8.2 8.0 12.6 10.6 5.1 11.8 11.9 6.1 15.6 15.9 16.8 10.3 12.7 12.6 15.8 15.5 16.3 9.5 12.6 10.9 11.5 13.1 14.1 14.4 7.4 10.8 9.8
Viewbank 11.9 7.3 9.9 10.5 10.3 4.4 10.8 9.3 6.3 10.9 15.9 9.5 15.1 17.2 10.3 13.8 12.6 16.0 15.6 18.9 10.8 12.8 9.6 11.9 15.9 14.8 14.9 8.9 12.1 9.5
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 9.0 9.5 10.3 6.6 6.3 6.7 8.4 7.2 8.2 12.2 12.6 10.2 17.3 13.3 10.2 13.0 15.3 15.7 13.8 13.8 9.7 9.2 9.6 11.1 14.8 12.1 11.3 8.5 10.1 7.2
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 April 2025
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
Bonbeach (Carrum (Patterson River Countr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0 - - - 6.0
Cerberus - - - 1.4 3.6 - 3.8 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - 1.4 2.2 1.4 - 1.2 -
Cheltenham Kingston Centre - - - 1.0 0.4 - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 1.8 - - 0.8
Coldstream - - - - 2.8 - 1.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - 17.6 - - 0.4 -
Eltham - - - 1.0 - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 1.6 - - - 13.4 - - - 0.8
Essendon Airport - - - 5.6 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.6 - 0.2 - 6.2 - - 14.2 10.4
Ferny Creek - - - 0.4 10.8 0.2 2.2 1.6 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 - 1.0 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 - 14.0 0.8 - 4.8 1.6
Frankston (Ballam Park) - - - - 2.2 - 1.2 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - 0.2 0.4 0.8 - - - 4.6 - - 0.2 9.4
Greenvale Reservoir - - - 2.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.4 - - - 0.2 - - 8.6 - - 10.8 3.2
Kinglake West - - - 6.0 3.2 - 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 4.0 - - - 13.8 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.8
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) - - - 7.6 2.2 - 2.8 - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.8 - 0.2 - 12.0 0.6 - - 0.8
Laverton RAAF - - - 0.8 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 - - - 3.2 0.4 0.2 2.0 1.2
Melbourne (Olympic Park) - - - 0.2 0.2 - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 - - - 5.4 0.2 - 4.8 6.8
Melbourne Airport - - - 4.6 - - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 - 0.2 - 7.8 0.2 - 16.8 4.6
Melbourne Botanical Gardens - - - 0.8 1.2 - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5 - 0.2 - 0.8 - - - 6.1 0.8 - 4.8
Mitcham - - - 1.6 1.6 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - 0.6 - 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - 10.2 0.6 - 0.2 3.8
Monbulk (Spring Road) - - - - 8.6 - 2.4 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 2.4 2.4 - - - 10.0 0.2 - 2.0 4.0
Moorabbin Airport - - - 0.4 1.0 - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 2.6 0.2 - - 5.6 - - - 3.0
Mornington - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - → → 10.6
Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) - - 3.6 0.8 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 3.0 - - - 8.5 2.0 0.9
Newham (Cobaw) - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - 15.8 - - 0.8
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) - - - 4.8 2.0 - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.5 6.0 - 1.5 8.0
Point Cook RAAF - - - - 0.4 - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 2.4 0.4 - 1.6 1.8
Preston Reservoir - 0.2 - 3.2 0.2 - 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - 11.0 3.8 - 2.0 2.8
Romsey - - - 0.6 1.4 - 1.0 -
Rosebud (Country Club) - - → → 6.0 - - 4.4 1.6 - - 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 - - → → 6.2 - - 4.2
Scoresby Research Institute - - - 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.6 1.8 - - - 8.4 - - 0.4 2.0
Springvale Necropolis - - - 0.6 → → 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.5 - - 10.0 - - - - 11.0
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) - - - 4.6 - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.8 - - - 0.2
Upper Plenty - - - 5.0 0.4 - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - 0.2 5.0 - - - 15.2 - - - 1.0
Viewbank - - - 3.0 0.2 - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.2 - - - 10.6 0.2 - - 3.6
Wallan - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.2 - - 10.2 - 13.2 - - 2.0 0.8
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) - - - 2.2 0.2 - 0.6 - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 12.2 - - - 15.2 0.2 0.2 2.8 0.6
Willowmavin (Avalon Station) - - - 0.8 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 19.4 - - 1.0 0.2
Woodend - - - 2.0 1.0 - 1.2 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.0 2.0 - - - 11.0 2.4 0.4 4.0 0.7
Yan Yean - - - 2.8 0.8 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14.2 - - - 0.6
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

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

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 Friday 2 May 2025. 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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