Craigieburn weather in July

In July, Craigieburn sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 42 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Craigieburn's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Craigieburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:37 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Craigieburn is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical July day in Craigieburn reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Craigieburn weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°516.314.37.5
Feb25° / 13°455.713.47.6
Mar23° / 11°355.212.37.7
Apr19° / 446.711.16.5
May15° / 418104.7
Jun12° / 479.39.53.3
Jul12° / 4210.39.73.0
Aug13° / 5110.510.63.5
Sep15° / 5910.911.74.6
Oct18° / 619.6135.9
Nov21° / 639.3146.5
Dec23° / 11°627.414.57.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
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314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Craigieburn gets around 42 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
532
633
734
834
934
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1135
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1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2232
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2734
2834
2935
3036
3136

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:41 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:416:06
29.48:416:07
39.48:406:07
49.58:406:08
59.58:406:08
69.58:406:09
79.58:406:09
89.58:406:10
99.58:396:11
109.58:396:11
119.58:396:12
129.68:386:12
139.68:386:13
149.68:386:14
159.68:376:14
169.68:376:15
179.78:366:16
189.78:366:16
199.78:356:17
209.78:346:18
219.78:346:19
229.88:336:19
239.88:326:20
249.88:326:21
259.88:316:22
269.98:306:23
279.98:296:23
289.98:296:24
2910.08:286:25
3010.08:276:26
3110.08:266:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
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91.9Dim
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111.9Dim
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131.9Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Craigieburn

In seasonPeak

None of Craigieburn's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Craigieburn sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Craigieburn?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Craigieburn.

What to pack for Craigieburn in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Craigieburn sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Craigieburn in July

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Craigieburn in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Craigieburn peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Craigieburn?

Craigieburn sits at 37.6°S, 144.9°E, 186 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Roxburgh Park, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Craigieburn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Craigieburn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Craigieburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m.

The land around Craigieburn is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Roxburgh Park 4.0 km · Wollert 8.0 km · Greenvale 8.0 km · Epping 9.0 km · Lalor 9.0 km · Thomastown 11 km · Glenroy 11 km · Mill Park 13 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Craigieburn (-37.6°, 144.95°, elevation 186 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).