Mildura weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇺 Australia · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Mildura is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with April and May close behind. Mildura averages about 3,287 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,287

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

268 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

35k

Elevation

50 m

When is the best time to visit Mildura?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mildura is March, then April and May. The dullest month is January (56/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mildura?

Mildura is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,287 hours of sunshine a year. March (95/100) is noticeably better than January (56). It ranks #44 of 118 destinations in Australia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,071 hours. The year's 268 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

See Mildura on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Adelaide Australia · 335 km · best in Jan · 3,118 h sun/yr
• Melbourne Australia · 456 km · best in Jan · 2,583 h sun/yr
• Canberra Australia · 660 km · best in Apr · 2,862 h sun/yr
• Sydney (Mascot) Australia · 837 km · best in Sep · 2,606 h sun/yr
• Newcastle Australia · 917 km · best in Sep · 2,691 h sun/yr
• Launceston (Western Junction) Australia · 929 km · best in Feb · 2,489 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Broken Hill Australia · 254 km · 3,559 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Griffith Australia · 366 km · 3,283 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Mount Gambier Australia · 408 km · 2,625 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Narrandera Australia · 409 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Whyalla Australia · 443 km · 3,268 h sun/yr · best in Jan