Climate
Mildura enjoys a mostly warm climate. It is only about 50 metres above sea level despite being several hundred kilometres from the coast. Mildura is classified as a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) as a result.
Rainfall totals are about 280 mm a year and are spread evenly across the months and seasons with Winter and Spring having the most rainy days.
Average maximum temperatures range from a hot 32 °C (90 °F) in summer to 15 °C (59 °F) in winter. Minimum temperatures range from around 17 °C (63 °F) in summer to 4 °C (39 °F) in winter, when frost is common and often destructive to irrigated crops. Mildura experiences some very hot days in summer with temperatures exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) on a number of days per year.
| Climate data for Mildura | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.9 (116.4) |
46.7 (116.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.1 (113.2) |
46.9 (116.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4 (24.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−4 (24.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 20.5 (0.807) |
19.6 (0.772) |
18.3 (0.72) |
18.3 (0.72) |
25.6 (1.008) |
22.8 (0.898) |
26.1 (1.028) |
26.1 (1.028) |
27.0 (1.063) |
29.5 (1.161) |
25.0 (0.984) |
23.3 (0.917) |
282.3 (11.114) |
| Avg. rainy days | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 72.5 |
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