Melbourne VIC Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. How hot did it get in 2018? When was the last time thermometers in Melbourne rose above 45 °C? What was the highest temperature in Melbourne 150 years ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Melbourne and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1856. The highest temperature measured during that time was 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) on February 7, 2009.

Since 2010 the temperature extremes were observed at Melbourne Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Melbourne.

Highest Melbourne temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
106	February 17, 2023	41
101	January 01, 2022	38
105	January 25, 2021	41
110	January 31, 2020	43
115	January 25, 2019	46
108	January 19, 2018	42
101	December 19, 2017 +	38
110	January 13, 2016	43
110	December 19, 2015	43
111	January 17, 2014	44
107	January 04, 2013	42
103	November 29, 2012	39
103	February 01, 2011	39
108	January 11, 2010	42

Highest temperature recorded at Melbourne each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
116	February 07, 2009	47
106	January 10, 2008 +	41
106	December 31, 2007	41
108	January 22, 2006	42
109	December 31, 2005	43
105	February 14, 2004	41
111	January 25, 2003	44
99	January 26, 2002	37
105	January 11, 2001	41
104	February 03, 2000	40
100	January 15, 1999	38
108	February 26, 1998	42
106	January 20, 1997	41
103	January 14, 1996	39
104	February 25, 1995	40
106	January 26, 1994	41
106	February 03, 1993	41
103	January 20, 1992	39
107	January 03, 1991	42
103	December 31, 1990	39
102	February 18, 1989	39
105	January 07, 1988	41
104	February 07, 1987	40
101	February 08, 1986	38
108	January 14, 1985	42
95	February 27, 1984	35
110	February 08, 1983	43
110	January 24, 1982	43
107	January 26, 1981	42
107	December 10, 1980	42
106	February 02, 1979	41
101	March 11, 1978	38
105	February 17, 1977	41
105	January 04, 1976	41
103	February 06, 1975	39
98	March 03, 1974	37
105	January 20, 1973	41
104	December 20, 1972	40
102	January 08, 1971	39
99	December 03, 1970	37
102	January 08, 1969	39
111	January 31, 1968	44
105	February 06, 1967	41
103	January 26, 1966	39
107	January 17, 1965	42
103	January 31, 1964	39
99	December 20, 1963	37
104	January 16, 1962	40
107	January 28, 1961	42
105	January 16, 1960	41
109	January 19, 1959	43
102	February 26, 1958	39
103	January 30, 1957	39
101	February 22, 1956	38
105	January 02, 1955	41
101	January 26, 1954	38
108	December 20, 1953	42
110	January 23, 1952	43
104	January 12, 1951	40
102	January 13, 1950	39
100	January 29, 1949	38
104	February 12, 1948	40
103	January 26, 1947	39
106	January 31, 1946	41
104	December 26, 1945	40
104	January 22, 1944	40
107	January 31, 1943	42
105	March 04, 1942	41
106	December 26, 1941	41
107	March 11, 1940	42
114	January 13, 1939	46
103	February 03, 1938 +	39
–	1937	–
106	January 23, 1936	41
104	January 22, 1935	40
103	March 10, 1934	39
99	February 27, 1933	37
109	January 19, 1932	43
104	December 30, 1931	40
103	February 09, 1930	39
101	January 24, 1929	38
104	January 11, 1928	40
106	January 14, 1927	41
104	January 31, 1926	40
101	December 05, 1925	38
104	December 12, 1924 +	40
106	February 22, 1923	41
105	February 16, 1922	41
107	January 24, 1921	42
106	December 23, 1920	41
107	February 15, 1919	42
101	December 23, 1918	38
101	December 22, 1917	38
104	January 16, 1916	40
104	February 15, 1915	40
106	February 17, 1914	41
105	February 04, 1913	41
106	February 01, 1912	41
105	November 30, 1911	41
104	January 25, 1910	40
104	December 28, 1909 +	40
112	January 17, 1908	44
105	December 25, 1907	41
110	January 23, 1906	43
108	January 13, 1905 +	42
102	December 24, 1904	39
105	January 31, 1903	41
103	January 31, 1902	39
110	February 07, 1901	43
107	January 28, 1900	42
104	December 31, 1899	40
109	December 05, 1898	43
107	December 30, 1897	42
108	January 23, 1896	42
101	February 13, 1895	38
106	November 27, 1894	41
105	March 02, 1893	41
104	March 08, 1892	40
103	January 04, 1891	39
103	February 06, 1890	39
100	December 26, 1889	38
104	January 15, 1888	40
105	January 10, 1887	41
104	February 19, 1886	40
102	February 05, 1885	39
101	February 13, 1884	38
105	January 15, 1883	41
110	January 19, 1882	43
100	January 26, 1881	38
106	January 20, 1880	41
106	January 29, 1879	41
103	December 20, 1878	39
101	January 10, 1877	38
111	December 15, 1876	44
110	January 20, 1875	43
103	December 17, 1874	39
102	February 16, 1873	39
103	January 16, 1872	39
106	December 22, 1871	41
109	February 15, 1870	43
108	December 20, 1869	42
110	December 24, 1868	43
108	January 12, 1867	42
108	January 16, 1866	42
103	February 27, 1865	39
97	January 08, 1864	36
105	January 08, 1863	41
111	January 14, 1862	44
98	January 10, 1861	37
111	January 22, 1860	44
104	February 06, 1859	40
108	January 28, 1858	42
109	December 24, 1857	43
98	January 26, 1856	37

Melbourne - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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