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Last and first frost dates in Mildura

Australia

Mildura had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Mildura

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of July
10 °Calready in the first week of July
15 °C10 September
18 °C5 October

Frost dates near Mildura

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Bendigo (16 July) and latest in Ballarat (20 August).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Adelaide336 km——
Bendigo344 km16 July19 June
Ballarat405 km20 August19 June
Mount Gambier423 km——
Melbourne475 km4 August25 June

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Mildura

Within 15 km of Mildura OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Mildura Pots & More, 1 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Mildura by month

Average weather in Mildura over 2016–2025: the warmest month is January. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: September–April (20.6–33.7 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January (33.7 °C), February (32 °C) and December (31.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 6.5 °C. About 272 mm of rain falls in a year, on 47 days; October is the wettest month (41 mm) and February the driest (6 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January33.719.9224
February3218.762
March29.317153
April23.812.7223
May18.58.9183
June156.6225
July15.16.5194
August16.87.3255
September20.69.2294
October24.311.9415
November27.214.5356
December31.217.4183

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).