Mildura climate — normals and trends
Mildura (Australia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 262 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mildura averages 1 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Mildura between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 9 February 2017) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 18 June 1998).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MilduraVictoria
- coords
- -34.19°, 142.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
262mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.8 °C
9 February 2017
Coldest day
-3.4 °C
18 June 1998
Wettest day
84 mm
13 January 2011
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
5 November 1951
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
5 November 1951
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
15 February 2004
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
18 June 1998
Sunniest day
14.3 h
20 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 15.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 33 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 17.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 22 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mildura?
Mildura has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 262 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mildura?
The hottest day measured in Mildura between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2017, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mildura?
The coldest day measured in Mildura between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1998, at -3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mildura?
Almost never: Mildura sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mildura warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Mildura.
What is the wettest day in Mildura?
The wettest day measured in Mildura between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2011, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mildura?
The windiest day measured in Mildura between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1951, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mildura?
The warmest month in Mildura is January (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mildura?
Mildura receives on average 262 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mildura?
Mildura gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mildura?
Yes: Mildura has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mildura?
In Mildura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 15 February 2004, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 18 June 1998.
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