Melbourne, FL Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Melbourne's primary NOAA station, MELBOURNE INTL AP - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Melbourne
Warm-season cooling demand defines Melbourne, Florida, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 73°F. August is the warmest month at 82°F and January the coldest at 62°F.
- 73°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 50.8"
- yearly precipitation total
Melbourne: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012838 · Melbourne, FL 73°F mean · 50.8" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-UNK · LOAD-COOL · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 73°F
- RANK-WARM #6,655
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tampa Bay Area
- PRCP-WET 50.8"
- SWING-NARROW 20°F
- COMF-UNK Comfort n/a
- LOAD-COOL 3,446 CDD
- STN-MULTI USW00012838
- BOOK-FULL 5/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Tampa Bay Area, FL (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every FL station list.
- Melbourne (this station) 73°F
- Cold Archbold Bio, FL 73°F
- Hot Moore Haven Lock, FL 73°F
- Near Tampa Bay Area, FL 73°F
- Near Orlando, FL 73°F
Melbourne sits in Florida, the #1 hottest U.S. state at 72.6°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Melbourne
Melbourne: 66/100 · grade C
Melbourne publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Melbourne, not an official NOAA rating. Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 73.1°F · 5.6° from 67.5°F | 83/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 50.8 in · 15.8 from 35 in | 44/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 73.8°F mean dew point | 2/100 · F |
Melbourne · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method .
Melbourne is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 61.7°F and warmest-month mean 82.0°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 82.0°F
- Coldest month
- 61.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Melbourne sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Melbourne's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 3% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Melbourne sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 18% wettest
- Melbourne's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 97%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Melbourne is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72°F (22°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 2.6" | N/A | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 74°F (23°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.0" | N/A | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| March | 77°F (25°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 2.7" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| April | 81°F (27°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 2.3" | N/A | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| May | 85°F (29°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.1" | N/A | 0.0 | 11.5 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 6.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 16.7 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 6.7" | N/A | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| September | 88°F (31°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| October | 84°F (29°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 4.9" | N/A | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| November | 77°F (25°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| December | 74°F (23°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.4" | N/A | 0.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Melbourne: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 51°F near January 17 and 90°F near July 21.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 51°F around January 17.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 30, when 50% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 29 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 120 wet dates a year.
The widest day
January 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Melbourne.
Where Melbourne Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 51 inches.
Melbourne earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
7.0 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
13.9 days with precipitation
14.4 days with precipitation
15.0 days with precipitation
14.5 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
Melbourne runs a summer-peaked wet season
40% of Melbourne's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is September at 7.6", on an unusually narrow 20.3°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: September, June, August, taking 42% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 2.0".
- Winter share: 14% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Melbourne, it arrives in quantity
50.8" of precipitation falls across only about 120 wet days here, averaging 0.43 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 120 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.43 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 15
- Fewest wet days
- April, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
January 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
January 20
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
485
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,446
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 8.9 | 45% | 18% |
| February | 71% | 9.6 | 46% | 13% |
| March | 70% | 9.6 | 49% | 9% |
| April | 70% | 9.9 | 46% | 7% |
| May | 74% | 9.1 | 36% | 7% |
| June | 78% | 7.3 | 40% | 8% |
| July | 79% | 7.1 | 45% | 4% |
| August | 79% | 8.0 | 36% | 6% |
| September | 77% | 8.9 | 29% | 11% |
| October | 73% | 9.6 | 41% | 11% |
| November | 76% | 8.4 | 44% | 11% |
| December | 77% | 8.4 | 44% | 14% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside FL closest to Melbourne on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (73°F here).
- Robstown, TX 73°F · 0.0°F off
- Tacna, AZ 73°F · 0.0°F off
- Corpus Christi, TX 73°F · 0.1°F off
- Imperial, CA 73°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (50.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Oakland, MD 50.8" · 0.0" off
- Aiken, SC 50.8" · 0.0" off
- Monroe, WA 50.8" · 0.0" off
- Glenmoore, PA 50.8" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Melbourne's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in Melbourne. Cooling totals 3,446 degree days, more than double the 485 heating measure, and the 20.3°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 50.8 inches of precipitation at Melbourne. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
Melbourne's 20.3°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 73°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Melbourne. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Melbourne's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Melbourne that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Melbourne's primary station: MELBOURNE INTL AP (USW00012838). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Melbourne area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 1243975). Match rule for Melbourne: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Melbourne comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.