Bendigo in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Bendigo sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 140 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Bendigo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bendigo's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 140 mm
- 25 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Bendigo in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Bendigo reaches about 13°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Bendigo weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Bendigo gets around 140 mm of rain over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 12 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min in early June to 11 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.3 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Bendigo?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bendigo.
What to pack for Bendigo in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Bendigo sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.
UV index in Bendigo in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. 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.
| 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 |
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.