Brisbane vs Melbourne: which is better, month by month

Melbourne beats Brisbane in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (93 vs 64) — while Brisbane wins May to September; they are within 3 points in April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Brisbane vs Melbourne — all 12 months

MonthBrisbaneMelbourneWinnerGap
January68Csweltering, rainy, clean air86Awarm, a little rain, clean airMelbourne18
February66Csweltering, soaked, clean air92Swarm, dry, clean airMelbourne26
March64Chot, soaked, clean air93Swarm, a little rain, clean airMelbourne29
April84Awarm, a little rain, clean air85Anice, a little rain, clean airTie1
May89Awarm, a little rain, clean air79Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane10
June87Anice, a little rain, clean air74Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane13
July88Anice, a little rain, clean air74Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane14
August93Snice, dry, clean air77Bcool, a little rain, clean airBrisbane16
September95Swarm, a little rain, clean air83Anice, a little rain, clean airBrisbane12
October81Awarm, rainy, clean air87Anice, a little rain, clean airMelbourne6
November78Bhot, rainy, clean air91Snice, a little rain, clean airMelbourne13
December71Bhot, rainy, clean air92Swarm, a little rain, clean airMelbourne21

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (64 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Brisbane

🇦🇺 Australia · mild climate

Best month
September 95/100
Months won
5 of 12

Melbourne

🇦🇺 Australia · mild climate

Best month
March 93/100
Months won
6 of 12

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