Darwin vs Melbourne: which is better, month by month

Melbourne beats Darwin in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (86 vs 40) — while Darwin wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May.

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.

Darwin

🇦🇺 Australia · tropical climate

Best month: July 87/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Melbourne

🇦🇺 Australia · mild climate

Best month: March 93/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Darwin vs Melbourne — all 12 months

Month	Darwin	Melbourne	Winner	Gap
January	40Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	86Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	46
February	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	92Swarm, dry, clean air	Melbourne	46
March	51Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	93Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	42
April	66Csweltering, rainy, clean air	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	19
May	78Bsweltering, dry, clean air	79Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
June	84Ahot, dry, clean air	74Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Darwin	10
July	87Ahot, dry, clean air	74Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Darwin	13
August	82Asweltering, dry, clean air	77Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Darwin	5
September	73Bsweltering, dry, clean air	83Anice, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	10
October	65Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	22
November	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	91Snice, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	36
December	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	92Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Melbourne	43

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (40 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.