Mildura in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Mildura sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 61 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Mildura's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mildura's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
61 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
5.9
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Mildura in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical winter day in Mildura reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Mildura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mildura 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°233.1144.4
Feb32° / 18°242.613.35.1
Mar28° / 15°162.312.37.2
Apr24° / 11°162.411.28.3
May19° / 173.610.27.1
Jun16° / 204.19.85.7
Jul15° / 214.6105.4
Aug17° / 204.410.76.5
Sep21° / 274.311.87.5
Oct24° / 11°253.712.98.1
Nov28° / 14°253.713.87.0
Dec31° / 16°253.214.25.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Mildura gets around 61 mm of rain over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Mildura?

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.

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Mildura for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mildura in Winter

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

In winter, Mildura sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mildura in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mildura peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mildura?

Mildura sits at 34.2°S, 142.2°E, 56 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Broken Hill, 256 km away.

Broken HillHorshamGawlerMount BarkerEchucaAdelaide HillsParalowieParafield Gardens

Topography around Mildura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mildura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mildura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Mildura is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Broken Hill 256 km · Horsham 281 km · Gawler 317 km · Mount Barker 317 km · Echuca 320 km · Adelaide Hills 327 km · Paralowie 332 km · Parafield Gardens 332 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 Mildura (-34.1855°, 142.1625°, elevation 56 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.