Melbourne, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLO, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Melbourne has an annual average temperature of 47.8°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year and 30.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.78 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Melbourne
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Melbourne's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 66 | |
| 1980s | 106 | |
| 1990s | 65 | |
| 2000s | 81 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°F | 9.8°F | 18.4°F | 0.95 in | 7.4 in | 5 |
| February | 31.4°F | 13.9°F | 22.6°F | 1.20 in | 7.6 in | 5 |
| March | 45.0°F | 25.7°F | 35.3°F | 2.01 in | 4.5 in | 6 |
| April | 59.2°F | 37.0°F | 48.1°F | 3.48 in | 1.7 in | 9 |
| May | 70.4°F | 49.2°F | 59.8°F | 4.81 in | — | 12 |
| June | 79.8°F | 60.2°F | 70.0°F | 5.78 in | — | 10 |
| July | 83.0°F | 63.3°F | 73.2°F | 4.32 in | — | 9 |
| August | 81.0°F | 61.3°F | 71.1°F | 4.22 in | — | 8 |
| September | 75.0°F | 51.9°F | 63.4°F | 3.37 in | — | 7 |
| October | 62.0°F | 39.3°F | 50.6°F | 2.74 in | 0.7 in | 7 |
| November | 45.7°F | 27.2°F | 36.5°F | 2.04 in | 1.9 in | 6 |
| December | 32.2°F | 16.1°F | 24.1°F | 1.54 in | 6.8 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Melbourne
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