Has an F1 race at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit ever been wet?

1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

What is the typical temperature at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on race day?

Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 21.7°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 15.7°C, the warmest 26.7°C. Track temperature averaged 34.1°C across 7 races.

Has practice or qualifying at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit been wet?

1 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2023).

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit F1 Rain History & Race Day Weather

Melbourne. Recorded weather and results from 7 races since 2018

1 of 7 races at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit since 2018 was a wet race (most recently 2025).

Counting practice and qualifying too, 2 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet session (most recently 2025).

A wet race means the track weather station reported rain for 10+ minutes in a row, or at least 5% of laps with a known tyre compound were on intermediate or wet tyres (100+ such laps needed). Practice and qualifying count as wet on the 10-minute rule only.

Past trends

7 events from 2018 to 2026

Wet races: 1 of 714%
Average air temperature: 21.7°Cbased on 7 events
Average track temperature: 34.1°Cbased on 7 events

These are values recorded in the past, not a forecast

Race-day climate

Race month: March and April
Race average air temperature, coolest to warmest: 15.7–26.7°Cbased on 7 events
Mean humidity (race): 53.7%based on 7 events

Rain and race-day weather by year

WetDry

Rain by session, race temperatures and winners at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. Temperatures are race-session averages.
Year	Grand Prix	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Qualifying	Race	Air	Track	Winner
2026	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	24.2°C	36.1°C	George Russell
2025	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	15.7°C	18.9°C	Lando Norris
2024	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	20.6°C	38.4°C	Carlos Sainz
2023	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Wet	Dry	Dry	Dry	17.4°C	30.1°C	Max Verstappen
2022	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	26.7°C	37.4°C	Charles Leclerc
2019	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	23.5°C	41.3°C	Valtteri Bottas
2018	Australian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	24.1°C	36.3°C	Sebastian Vettel

Sources

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Jolpica / Ergast (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
F1 official Live Timing via FastF1 (personal, non-commercial)

Frequently asked questions

Has an F1 race at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit ever been wet?: 1 of 7 races since 2018 was a wet race: 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
What is the typical temperature at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on race day?: Across 7 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 21.7°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 15.7°C, the warmest 26.7°C. Track temperature averaged 34.1°C across 7 races.
Has practice or qualifying at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit been wet?: 1 of 7 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2023).