Melbourne climate

Melbourne Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Melbourne WFO, 5.6 km from Melbourne

Average highs run from 72°F on January 1 to 73°F on January 31, and lows from 51°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 in over about 9 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Melbourne, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Record high
88°FJan 4, 2020
Record low
25°FJan 12, 2010
Chance of a freeze
37%
Daylight
10 h 24 min to 10 h 52 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 172°F51°F84°F 201628°F 200128%
Jan 272°F51°F84°F 201435°F 200828%
Jan 372°F51°F86°F 201733°F 201228%
Jan 472°F51°F88°F 202028°F 200128%
Jan 572°F51°F83°F 202329°F 200128%
Jan 672°F51°F84°F 200727°F 201028%
Jan 772°F51°F82°F 200928°F 201028%
Jan 872°F51°F85°F 200732°F 200628%
Jan 972°F50°F81°F 202430°F 200228%
Jan 1072°F50°F83°F 202226°F 201028%
Jan 1172°F50°F84°F 201430°F 201027%
Jan 1272°F50°F85°F 201825°F 201027%
Jan 1372°F50°F83°F 200834°F 201027%
Jan 1472°F50°F79°F 201337°F 202327%
Jan 1572°F50°F81°F 202034°F 201227%
Jan 1672°F50°F83°F 200733°F 202627%
Jan 1772°F50°F84°F 201334°F 201427%
Jan 1872°F50°F81°F 201730°F 201827%
Jan 1972°F50°F85°F 200130°F 201427%
Jan 2072°F50°F83°F 201732°F 200327%
Jan 2172°F50°F84°F 200231°F 200927%
Jan 2272°F50°F87°F 201728°F 200927%
Jan 2372°F50°F83°F 201832°F 200927%
Jan 2472°F50°F84°F 200229°F 200327%
Jan 2573°F50°F86°F 202632°F 200326%
Jan 2673°F51°F83°F 200437°F 200126%
Jan 2773°F51°F84°F 202137°F 202626%
Jan 2873°F51°F84°F 200933°F 202626%
Jan 2973°F51°F87°F 200932°F 202626%
Jan 3073°F51°F83°F 200831°F 202226%
Jan 3173°F51°F86°F 200132°F 202626%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Melbourne, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00085612 (Melbourne WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012838, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.