Melbourne
City in Australia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Melbourne is a city in Australia, in Victoria. About 5.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Australia in our atlas.
It lies at 37.81° S, 144.96° E, about 25 m (82 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Australia/Melbourne time zone.
Location
Red dot: Melbourne. Green dots: other major cities of Australia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Melbourne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 26°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 6°C (44°F). Around 715 mm (28 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in AustraliaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Geelong · 64 km
- Canberra · 461 km
- Adelaide · 643 km
- Sydney · 701 km
- Central Coast · 743 km
- Newcastle · 807 km
- Gold Coast · 1,318 km
- Logan City · 1,336 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2158177 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3141 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem: Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Aerial Photo of Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne: Andrew Lukaris, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- National Gallery of Victoria from Eurkea Tower: Lakeyboy at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- 2015 A-League Grand Final AAMI Park panorama: Paladisious, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Melbourne Park - Tennis: annieb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 120CollinsSt: Canley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Melbourne Zoo entrance 1a: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
