Climate averages 1991–2020
Bendigo weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Bendigo: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ballarat (98 km away). In October its highs average 16.4°C, 2.8°C cooler than Bendigo, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Bendigo ranks 23rd of 32 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 32 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 32 cities is 22.2°C; Bendigo is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 45 mm to 47 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bendigo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 38 | 4.4 | 14.414 h |
| February | 27.9°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 33 | 3.8 | 13.513 h |
| March | 24.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 26 | 3.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.0°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 31 | 4.3 | 11.211 h |
| May | 15.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 39 | 6.2 | 10.210 h |
| June | 12.6°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 46 | 8.3 | 9.710 h |
| July | 11.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 44 | 8.4 | 9.910 h |
| August | 12.9°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 50 | 8.4 | 10.711 h |
| September | 15.5°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 52 | 8.5 | 11.812 h |
| October, selected | 19.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 45 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| November | 22.8°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 47 | 6.2 | 14.114 h |
| December | 25.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 43 | 4.9 | 14.615 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Ballarat in OctoberAustralia · 98 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 6.9°C · 62 mm rain
- Melbourne in OctoberAustralia · 132 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 60 mm rain
- Geelong in OctoberAustralia · 155 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Tuggeranong in OctoberAustralia · 455 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Canberra in OctoberAustralia · 466 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.8°C · 56 mm rain
- Adelaide Hills in OctoberAustralia · 543 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Adelaide in OctoberAustralia · 551 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Launceston in OctoberAustralia · 576 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 63 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bendigo) is explained once on the Bendigo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.