Climate
Mallee is semi-arid, with a warm, dry, Mediterranean climate. It has seven to eight dry months. Rainfall in winter is typically between 300 and 500 millimetres (11½–19 in).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum temperature | 30.5°C 86.9°F |
29.5°C 85.1°F |
27.2°C 81.0°F |
23.5°C 74.3°F |
19.6°C 67.3°F |
16.8°C 62.2°F |
16.0°C 60.8°F |
17.2°C 63.0°F |
20.4°C 68.7°F |
23.2°C 73.8°F |
26.1°C 79.0°F |
28.9°C 84.0°F |
23.2°C 73.8°F |
| Mean daily minimum temperature | 14.0°C 57.2°F |
14.2°C 57.6°F |
12.7°C 54.9°F |
10.0°C 50.0°F |
7.2°C 45.0°F |
5.6°C 42.1°F |
4.6°C 40.3°F |
4.7°C 40.5°F |
5.8°C 42.4°F |
7.5°C 45.5°F |
10.1°C 50.2°F |
12.3°C 54.1°F |
9.0°C 48.2°F |
| Mean total rainfall | 19.3 mm 0.7 in |
23.4 mm 0.9 in |
23.1 mm 0.9 in |
26.0 mm 1.0 in |
35.1 mm 1.4 in |
40.9 mm 1.6 in |
36.7 mm 1.4 in |
33.9 mm 1.3 in |
31.5 mm 1.2 in |
26.8 mm 1.0 in |
25.8 mm 1.0 in |
19.3 mm 0.7 in |
341.9 mm 13.2 in |
| Mean number of rain days | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 90.9 |
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