What is the best time to visit Bendigo?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, November is the best month to visit Bendigo, Victoria, scoring 9.7 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Bendigo?

Bendigo has an annual Comfort Score of 6.1/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Bendigo?

Yes, Bendigo averages about 6 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in June.

Bendigo Weather and Climate

Victoria, Australia (36.76°S, 144.28°E, 223m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

6.1/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: November (9.7/10). Ranked #123 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

November is the sweet spot

November: 9.7/10. June: 1.0/10. Annual score 6.1/10, ranked #123 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

9.5 - 20.5°C

Days 3.3 degrees cooler; nights 4.8 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

517mm

41% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

65 days/yr

40 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

17.7 MJ/m²

0.6 MJ/m² below national avg

Humidity

45%

3 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.5/10

14.0 - 27.7°C

124mm rain

Autumn6.6/10

9.8 - 20.7°C

90mm rain

Winter1.7/10

5.1 - 13.1°C

130mm rain

Spring7.5/10

9.3 - 20.6°C

173mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 28.6 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 4.5 degrees.

Rainfall

517mm falls across 65 rain days. January is wettest (91mm), February driest (1mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 65 times.

Comfort window

November scores 9.7/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.0/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Bendigo with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Bendigo.

January8.7/10Excellent26.7°C max, 91mm rain February8.3/10Excellent28.6°C max, 1mm rain March9.2/10Excellent27.0°C max, 2mm rain April6.2/10Good18.6°C max, 43mm rain May4.4/10Challenging16.5°C max, 45mm rain June1.0/10Challenging12.2°C max, 33mm rain July1.0/10Challenging12.0°C max, 41mm rain August3.1/10Challenging15.2°C max, 56mm rain September4.4/10Challenging15.9°C max, 34mm rain October8.4/10Excellent20.7°C max, 53mm rain November9.7/10Excellent25.2°C max, 86mm rain December8.5/10Excellent27.7°C max, 31mm rain

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