Climate and average weather in Bendigo
In Bendigo, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are cool and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bendigo typically varies from 5°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 1°C or above 37°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Bendigo for warm-weather activities are from early February to early May and early October to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 5°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 52 mm
- Driest
- Mar
- 26 mm
- Rain / yr
- 494 mm
- 74 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.5–14.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 221 m
- 36.8°S
- Clearest
- Feb
- 38% cloud
Bendigo is regional city in Victoria, Australia.
- Density
- 706/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1851
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Bendigo weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early October to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Bendigo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.6 months, from November 27 to March 17, with daily high temperatures above 25°C. The hottest month of the year in Bendigo is January, with an average high of 29°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 3.6 months, from May 22 to September 6, with daily high temperatures below 16°C. The coldest month of the year in Bendigo is July, with an average low of 5°C and high of 12°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°C) in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 15 |
| Feb | 29 | 15 |
| Mar | 26 | 13 |
| Apr | 21 | 9 |
| May | 16 | 7 |
| Jun | 13 | 5 |
| Jul | 12 | 5 |
| Aug | 14 | 5 |
| Sep | 17 | 6 |
| Oct | 20 | 8 |
| Nov | 24 | 10 |
| Dec | 27 | 12 |
Average hourly temperature in Bendigo
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 5°C.
Bendigo weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 15° | 38 | 4.4 | 14.2 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 15° | 33 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 26° / 13° | 26 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 21° / 9° | 31 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
| May | 16° / 7° | 39 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 13° / 5° | 46 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 12° / 5° | 44 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 14° / 5° | 50 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 17° / 6° | 52 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 20° / 8° | 45 | 6.2 | 13 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 24° / 10° | 47 | 6.1 | 14 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 27° / 12° | 43 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 7.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Bendigo gets about 494 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from around May 22 to Oct 14, peaking in August at about 29% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Mar 7.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 52 mm over about 8 wet days; March is the driest, with 26 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain days | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | 4 |
| Feb | 13 | 4 |
| Mar | 13 | 4 |
| Apr | 15 | 4 |
| May | 20 | 6 |
| Jun | 26 | 8 |
| Jul | 28 | 9 |
| Aug | 28 | 9 |
| Sep | 27 | 8 |
| Oct | 21 | 6 |
| Nov | 20 | 6 |
| Dec | 17 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Bendigo collects about 494 mm of rain across 74 wet days — roughly 41 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 52 mm, while March is the driest at just 26 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 30% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 38 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 43 |
| Rain days | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 4 |
| Feb | 33 | 4 |
| Mar | 26 | 4 |
| Apr | 31 | 4 |
| May | 39 | 6 |
| Jun | 46 | 8 |
| Jul | 44 | 9 |
| Aug | 50 | 9 |
| Sep | 52 | 8 |
| Oct | 45 | 6 |
| Nov | 47 | 6 |
| Dec | 43 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Bendigo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 27 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around April 22. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 23 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around November 26. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 60% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 69 | 71 | 68 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 31 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 31 |
| Feb | 71 | 29 |
| Mar | 68 | 32 |
| Apr | 55 | 45 |
| May | 44 | 56 |
| Jun | 42 | 58 |
| Jul | 40 | 60 |
| Aug | 42 | 58 |
| Sep | 44 | 56 |
| Oct | 49 | 51 |
| Nov | 49 | 51 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 9 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 5 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:24 | 6:56 | 7:24 | 7:51 | 8:18 | 8:38 | 8:37 | 8:09 | 7:24 | 6:39 | 6:08 | 6:04 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:40 | 8:19 | 7:41 | 6:55 | 6:20 | 6:08 | 6:20 | 6:44 | 7:10 | 7:37 | 8:08 | 8:34 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 | 6:24 | 8:40 |
| Feb | 13.4 | 6:56 | 8:19 |
| Mar | 12.3 | 7:24 | 7:41 |
| Apr | 11.1 | 7:51 | 6:55 |
| May | 10.1 | 8:18 | 6:20 |
| Jun | 9.5 | 8:38 | 6:08 |
| Jul | 9.7 | 8:37 | 6:20 |
| Aug | 10.6 | 8:09 | 6:44 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:24 | 7:10 |
| Oct | 13.0 | 6:39 | 7:37 |
| Nov | 14.0 | 6:08 | 8:08 |
| Dec | 14.5 | 6:04 | 8:34 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Bendigo averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 18 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.4 months, from around Nov 14 to Apr 26. The sunniest month is March, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is July, down near 6 sunny days — about 62% fewer than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 6 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 7 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 8 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 9 | Mixed |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 14 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Bendigo, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in February, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 9% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 80 | 78 | 88 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 89 |
| Comfortable (%) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Muggy (%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Feb | 78 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Mar | 88 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr | 96 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 91 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec | 89 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Bendigo is steady company: average speeds sit near 13 km/h — light breeze — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | light breeze |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 12 | light breeze |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 11 | calm |
| Jun | 12 | calm |
| Jul | 12 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 14 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Bendigo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bendigo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Bendigo is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Bendigo for general outdoor tourist activities run from early February to early May and again from early October to early January, with a peak score in the third week of March.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Rating | good | good | ideal | good | good | fair | poor | fair | fair | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 | good |
| Feb | 6.8 | good |
| Mar | 7.9 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.4 | good |
| May | 5.6 | good |
| Jun | 3.9 | fair |
| Jul | 3.4 | poor |
| Aug | 4.1 | fair |
| Sep | 5.5 | fair |
| Oct | 6.9 | good |
| Nov | 7.5 | good |
| Dec | 7.3 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bendigo for hot-weather activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the third week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Bendigo, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 12°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In January, Bendigo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Bendigo by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bendigo peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Bendigo
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in December the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 7 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 4.5 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 2.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 5 | 0 |
| Oct | 7 | 4 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Growing season
Bendigo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 99 | 0 |
| Jun | 97 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 0 |
| Sep | 97 | 0 |
| Oct | 99 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bendigo banks about 1,850 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 371 | 326 | 279 | 151 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 122 | 213 | 301 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 371 |
| Feb | 326 |
| Mar | 279 |
| Apr | 151 |
| May | 50 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 36 |
| Oct | 122 |
| Nov | 213 |
| Dec | 301 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bendigo receives about 4.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.9 and 8.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Sep 28 to Mar 26. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.0 kWh/m² — roughly 75% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.8 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.8 | Moderate |
| May | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 1.9 | Dim |
| Jul | 2.1 | Moderate |
| Aug | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.7 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.9 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.7 | Intense |
Where is Bendigo?
Bendigo sits at 36.8°S, 144.3°E, 221 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Echuca, 81 km away.
Topography around Bendigo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bendigo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bendigo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 m.
The land around Bendigo is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 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
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 Bendigo (-36.7582°, 144.2802°, elevation 221 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. 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).