Bendigo weather in April

In April, Bendigo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bendigo's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bendigo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:51 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

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.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bendigo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 5°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22310
32310
42210
52210
62210
72210
82210
92210
102210
112210
122210
132110
14219
15219
16219
17219
18219
19219
20209
21209
22209
23209
24208
25208
26198
27198
28198
29198
30198

Bendigo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°384.414.26.3
Feb29° / 15°333.813.46.7
Mar26° / 13°263.912.38.0
Apr21° / 314.311.17.4
May16° / 396.210.15.6
Jun13° / 468.19.53.8
Jul12° / 448.69.73.4
Aug14° / 508.510.64.1
Sep17° / 528.411.85.5
Oct20° / 456.2136.9
Nov24° / 10°476.1147.5
Dec27° / 12°435.114.57.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125842
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195545
205545
215446
225347
235248
245248
255149
265050
274951
284852
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bendigo gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2115
2215
2315
2416
2517
2617
2718
2818
2919
3019

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39541
49541
59541
69541
79631
89631
99631
109631
119631
129631
139631
149631
159631
169631
179541
189541
199541
209640
219640
229640
239640
249640
259640
269640
279730
289730
299730
309730

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:387:17
211.67:397:15
311.67:407:14
411.57:417:12
511.57:427:11
611.57:427:09
711.47:437:08
811.47:447:07
911.37:457:05
1011.37:467:04
1111.37:477:02
1211.27:487:01
1311.27:496:59
1411.17:496:58
1511.17:506:56
1611.17:516:55
1711.07:526:54
1811.07:536:52
1910.97:546:51
2010.97:556:49
2110.97:566:48
2210.87:576:47
2310.87:576:45
2410.87:586:44
2510.77:596:43
2610.78:006:42
2710.78:016:40
2810.68:026:39
2910.68:036:38
3010.58:046:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bendigo?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Bendigo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bendigo in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Bendigo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Bendigo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

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.

3 km
90 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
932 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Echuca 81 km · Wallan 96 km · Ballarat 98 km · Sunbury 99 km · Bacchus Marsh 103 km · Shepparton 108 km · Greenvale 110 km · Craigieburn 111 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
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

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).