Weather in Mildura in November

A good month. November is a solid month to be in Mildura. Highs average 30.4 °C, lows 14.1 °C, and rain falls on 4 days — nothing in the month is working against you.

November ranks 9 of 12 in Mildura: past the worst of the year but short of April, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain falls on only 4 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for 30.4 °C days and 14.1 °C nights; the spread matters more here than any single number.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 6 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable; the day swings 16.3 °C from low to high, which means one bag has to cover both. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest November day reached 45.7 °C and the coldest night fell to 4.9 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 46 mm — roughly 144% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. November rainfall has ranged from 2 mm to 104 mm across the twenty years measured — a 102 mm spread around an average of 32 mm. The average is real but almost no individual November looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 12.6 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and the air is dry at 40% humidity, which makes the heat far more bearable than the same figure somewhere humid — and dehydrates you faster than you expect.

How November sits in the year

The month is on the way up: 3.7 °C warmer than October, and December adds another 2.3 °C. Late in the month feels noticeably different from the start of it, which is worth knowing if the trip is short.

Daylight in November

November is at or near the longest days of Mildura's year: 13.9 hours of daylight, gaining 0.8 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 30.5 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage. Within November itself the daily swing is 16.3 °C, so mornings and afternoons need different clothes.

How busy it gets

Shoulder. The value months — prices ease off and you get the place closer to itself.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

November in Mildura versus nearby

If Mildura is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Gawler is a better bet in November — 2.1 °C cooler, the same number of rain days. Adelaide is a better bet in November — 4.6 °C cooler, 1 day more rain.

So: November works, with April the better month by 17 points if the dates can move. If they cannot, nothing here should stop you booking.

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