Victoria in winter 2025

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals in winter were close to average for much of the state, below average for parts of the south-east of the state, and above average for some regions in the east and west.
  • Victoria's area-averaged rainfall total in winter was 200.1 mm, 2% below the 1961–1990 average.
  • Some sites had their highest winter daily rainfall on record.
  • Tolmie (Mount Tabletop Repeater) had its highest total winter rainfall on record.

Temperature


Extremes in winter 2025
Hottest day 23.2 °C at Mildura Airport on 23 June
23.2 °C at Mildura Airport on 25 August
Warmest days on average 17.0 °C at Mildura Airport
Coolest days on average 1.2 °C at Mount Hotham
Coldest day -3.4 °C at Mount Hotham on 25 June
Coldest night -7.6 °C at Mount Hotham on 18 August
Coolest nights on average -3.0 °C at Mount Hotham
Warmest nights on average 9.6 °C at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse
Warmest night 13.9 °C at Mildura Airport on 26 August
Warmest on average overall 12.4 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse
Coolest on average overall -0.9 °C at Mount Hotham
Wettest overall 868.8 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)
Wettest day 150.8 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) on 29 July
Strongest wind gust 150.0 km/h at Mount Hotham on 22 July

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall
Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures
Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures
Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest winter daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Winter
Macarthur (Post Office) 63.4 on 8 June 49.0 on 11 Aug 2010 88 243.6
Halls Gap 100.6 on 26 July 85.2 on 14 Jul 2013 63 363.6
Buckley (Balliwindi) 53.0 on 9 June 44.0 on 03 Jul 1978 56 170.4
Cape Liptrap (Illawong) 77.0 on 18 July 68.0 on 10 Jun 2022 31 285.8
Warrambine Ck at Warrambine 56.4 on 9 June 31.0 on 07 Jul 1974 27 99.1
Manangatang (Cocamba) 25.0 on 26 July 24.0 on 09 Aug 2020 24 62.9
Gnarwarre (Barwon River at Pollocksford) 38.8 on 9 June 26.4 on 13 Aug 2022 22 123.5



Record highest winter total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Winter
Tolmie (Mount Tabletop Repeater) 480.2 480.0 in 2005 24 285.5



Record highest winter mean maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Winter
Scoresby Research Institute 15.1 15.0 in 2013 55 13.9
Viewbank 15.3 =15.3 in 2023 25 14.6



Record lowest winter temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Winter
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) -3.0 on 19 July -2.4 on 13 Jul 2017 20 6.3



Record lowest winter mean minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
Winter
Coldstream 2.3 2.7 in 2006 27 4.1
Viewbank 5.0 5.1 in 2017 25 6.2



Lowest winter mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
lower
Average for
Winter
Scoresby Research Institute 5.3 =5.3 in 1997 6.2
She Oaks 4.3 4.1 in 1998 5.3
Moorabbin Airport 5.9 5.3 in 1998 6.7

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent lower values have gone unreported





Summary statistics for winter 2025
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
Winter
2025
Diff
from
average
Highest for
Winter
2025
Mean for
Winter
2025
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
Winter
2025
Total for
Winter
2025
Average
for
Winter
Rank of
Winter
2025
Fraction of
Winter
average
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport 17.0 +0.7 23.2 25 Aug 2025 4.6 -0.4 -1.3 5 Jun 2025 64.0 72.3 average 88%
Walpeup Research 16.2 +0.7 22.0 23 Jun 2025 4.9 -0.4 -0.1 4 Jun 2025 100.6 94.4 average 106%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport 15.6 -0.1 21.7 23 Jun 2025 3.5 -0.1 -4.0 5 Jun 2025 99.6 77.9 high 128%
Swan Hill Aerodrome 15.6 0.0 21.1 23 Jun 2025 3.6 -0.4 -2.0 19 Aug 2025 86.8 80.2 average 108%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) 14.7 20.8 23 Jun 2025 3.8 -3.1 5 Jun 2025 129.2
Nhill Aerodrome 14.5 -0.2 20.2 2 Jun 2025 4.6 -0.1 -0.9 3 Aug 2025 146.2 115.4 high 127%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport 14.0 0.0 18.4 21 Aug 2025 5.2 0.0 -1.0 3 Jul 2025 222.2 180.9 high 123%
Grampians (Mount William) 5.6 -0.2 10.6 2 Jun 2025 1.4 0.0 -2.3 30 Aug 2025 545.4 466.5 high 117%
Horsham Aerodrome 14.6 +0.2 20.7 23 Jun 2025 3.0 -0.4 -3.5 5 Jun 2025 134.0 120.8 average 111%
Longerenong 14.4 +0.4 20.3 23 Jun 2025 3.3 -0.5 -3.8 5 Jun 2025 146.4 131.4 average 111%
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) 8.2 +0.1 14.9 21 Aug 2025 3.3 +0.2 -0.4 30 Aug 2025 278.0 239.9 high 116%
Stawell Aerodrome 13.1 -0.1 18.6 23 Jun 2025 4.1 -0.4 -2.0 5 Jun 2025 197.8 156.2 high 127%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton 14.2 -0.6 20.1 23 Jun 2025 3.4 -0.6 -3.1 5 Jun 2025 142.6 104.4 high 136%
Echuca Aerodrome 19.4 23 Jun 2025 -2.6 5 Jun 2025 134.6 125.6 average 107%
Kerang 15.2 +0.2 20.2 21 Aug 2025 3.8 -0.7 -2.7 19 Aug 2025 110.0 106.6 average 103%
Kyabram 14.5 +0.4 19.7 21 Aug 2025 3.3 -0.3 -2.8 5 Jun 2025 135.4 125.0 average 108%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport 13.6 +0.1 18.9 21 Aug 2025 2.9 -0.2 -2.1 24 Jul 2025 200.4 155.4 high 129%
Shepparton Airport 14.5 +0.3 19.9 21 Aug 2025 3.0 -0.6 -2.3 5 Jun 2025 145.8 125.7 average 116%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag 14.3 +0.4 19.7 21 Aug 2025 3.1 -0.5 -3.0 5 Jun 2025 123.8 136.2 average 91%
Yarrawonga 14.4 0.0 19.8 23 Jun 2025 2.9 -0.8 -1.9 5 Jun 2025 123.0 126.4 average 97%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport 14.3 +0.3 20.1 21 Aug 2025 2.5 -0.8 -3.5 22 Jun 2025 169.8 178.6 average 95%
Corryong Airport 19.5 23 Aug 2025 -5.5 22 Jun 2025 213.8 237.1 average 90%
Dartmouth Reservoir 19.5 25 Aug 2025 -5.1 22 Jun 2025 343.3 328.9 average 104%
Hunters Hill 8.9 +0.6 16.6 25 Aug 2025 2.4 -0.2 -2.1 26 Jun 2025 497.0 434.9 high 114%
Rutherglen Research 14.0 +0.7 19.8 21 Aug 2025 1.5 -0.9 -5.4 5 Jun 2025 169.0 177.9 average 95%
Strathbogie 11.7 +0.6 17.1 21 Aug 2025 1.1 -0.9 -4.8 14 Jun 2025 360.2 348.5 average 103%
Wangaratta Aero 14.0 +0.2 19.9 21 Aug 2025 1.9 -0.9 -4.7 5 Jun 2025 171.6 183.9 average 93%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Edi Upper 20.4 21 Aug 2025 -1.4 5 Jun 2025 304.7 359.9 average 85%
Falls Creek 2.0 0.0 10.1 1 Jun 2025 -2.6 -0.2 -7.0 18 Aug 2025 413.2 335.6 high 123%
Mount Buller 2.4 +0.2 10.6 1 Jun 2025 -1.9 +0.2 -6.5 18 Jul 2025 570.2 500.3 average 114%
Mount Hotham 1.2 +0.5 9.6 1 Jun 2025 -3.0 +0.1 -7.6 18 Aug 2025 387.6 363.7 average 107%
Omeo 11.7 +0.3 17.6 25 Aug 2025 0.3 -0.8 -5.0 22 Jun 2025 189.2 162.2 high 117%
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS 12.3 +0.3 19.1 22 Aug 2025 5.0 -0.4 0.9 17 Aug 2025 307.6 244.4 high 126%
Gabo Island Lighthouse 15.4 +0.8 21.2 24 Jun 2025 9.4 +0.7 6.6 19 Jul 2025 305.8 258.3 high 118%
Gelantipy 10.5 +0.1 17.9 25 Aug 2025 2.5 -0.3 -1.3 19 Aug 2025 223.6 186.3 average 120%
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) 15.7 +0.1 21.4 23 Jun 2025 6.1 -0.3 -3.0 19 Jul 2025 198.0 192.4 average 103%
Mallacoota 15.7 +0.3 20.6 27 Aug 2025 6.8 +0.1 2.0 30 Jun 2025 296.4 245.2 high 121%
Mount Nowa Nowa 13.7 +0.1 19.3 23 Jun 2025 6.1 -0.4 2.3 19 Jun 2025 239.2 201.4 average 119%
Orbost 15.5 0.0 21.7 23 Jun 2025 5.5 -0.6 0.2 19 Aug 2025 193.2 211.1 average 92%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport 15.2 +0.1 20.7 23 Jun 2025 4.0 -0.4 -2.3 22 Jun 2025 144.8 150.2 average 96%
East Sale 14.9 +0.5 19.7 23 Jun 2025 3.4 -0.5 -3.2 19 Jul 2025 96.4 133.0 low 72%
East Sale Airport 15.0 19.9 23 Jun 2025 3.3 -3.5 19 Jul 2025 94.2
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) 14.6 +0.3 21.2 23 Jun 2025 3.0 -1.1 -2.9 19 Aug 2025 162.2 190.0 average 85%
Mount Baw Baw 3.5 +0.5 11.6 25 Aug 2025 -1.0 +0.1 -5.7 18 Aug 2025 651.6 518.4 high 126%
Mount Moornapa 12.8 0.0 19.0 26 Aug 2025 5.5 -0.2 1.2 19 Aug 2025 259.0 210.7 high 123%
Nilma North (Warragul) 14.1 +0.4 20.1 23 Jun 2025 3.8 -0.9 -2.4 19 Jul 2025 203.8 266.6 low 76%
Pound Creek 14.7 +0.3 19.8 23 Jun 2025 5.3 -1.0 -3.1 19 Aug 2025 242.0 265.5 average 91%
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 13.1 +0.4 18.7 23 Jun 2025 9.6 +0.8 6.0 26 Jun 2025 380.2 364.0 average 104%
Yarram Airport 15.2 +0.3 20.5 23 Jun 2025 4.0 -0.7 -3.4 19 Aug 2025 137.0 155.4 average 88%
East Central (district 86)
Cerberus 14.8 +0.6 19.7 23 Jun 2025 5.6 -1.0 -2.3 19 Aug 2025 195.2 216.6 average 90%
Coldstream 14.8 +0.7 21.4 21 Aug 2025 2.3 -1.8 -4.8 22 Jun 2025 173.2 200.7 low 86%
Essendon Airport 14.7 +0.8 20.7 21 Aug 2025 6.5 +0.7 0.5 19 Aug 2025 129.6 130.6 average 99%
Ferny Creek 10.9 +0.5 17.4 21 Aug 2025 5.5 0.0 1.9 19 Aug 2025 305.2 377.9 low 81%
Frankston (Ballam Park) 14.8 19.5 21 Aug 2025 6.4 1.2 19 Aug 2025 175.0
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 15.0 +0.1 20.4 2 Jun 2025 6.9 -0.9 1.6 19 Aug 2025 131.0 124.4 high 105%
Melbourne Airport 14.6 +0.8 20.8 21 Aug 2025 5.6 -0.3 0.2 19 Aug 2025 102.8 118.5 average 87%
Moorabbin Airport 15.3 +1.0 20.0 25 Aug 2025 5.9 -0.8 -0.7 19 Aug 2025 126.4 180.9 low 70%
Rhyll 14.4 +0.5 18.4 21 Aug 2025 8.2 -0.3 4.8 19 Aug 2025 210.2 214.5 average 98%
Scoresby Research Institute 15.1 +1.4 20.5 21 Aug 2025 5.3 -0.9 -1.7 19 Aug 2025 164.6 222.5 low 74%
Viewbank 15.3 +0.7 21.7 21 Aug 2025 5.0 -1.2 -1.3 19 Aug 2025 155.2 158.9 average 98%
Wonthaggi 19.9 21 Aug 2025 1.0 19 Aug 2025 262.4 298.0 average 88%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport 15.0 +0.1 21.0 23 Jun 2025 4.6 -0.9 -1.4 20 Aug 2025 124.2 116.9 average 106%
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) 14.8 0.0 20.4 23 Jun 2025 5.8 -0.8 0.0 22 Jun 2025 150.0 136.2 high 110%
Laverton RAAF 15.2 +0.9 20.6 2 Jun 2025 5.9 +0.3 -0.3 19 Aug 2025 101.2 119.7 average 85%
Point Cook RAAF 14.9 20.8 22 Aug 2025 5.4 -0.2 20 Aug 2025 102.0
She Oaks 13.2 +0.3 19.2 1 Jun 2025 4.3 -1.0 -1.9 22 Jun 2025 118.6 126.2 average 94%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison 12.8 +0.2 18.5 21 Aug 2025 3.0 -0.4 -2.5 7 Aug 2025 215.6 182.0 high 118%
Eildon Fire Tower 10.6 +0.5 17.0 21 Aug 2025 4.1 -0.2 1.1 19 Aug 2025 204.4 205.7 average 99%
Lake Eildon 13.3 +0.5 19.0 21 Aug 2025 3.7 -0.3 -1.4 19 Aug 2025 251.6 283.5 average 89%
Mangalore Airport 13.8 +0.4 19.7 21 Aug 2025 2.9 -0.8 -3.3 5 Jun 2025 171.6 168.0 average 102%
Maryborough 13.5 +0.5 19.4 23 Jun 2025 3.2 -0.6 -1.3 24 Jul 2025 152.0 165.4 average 92%
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence) 13.4 19.1 21 Aug 2025 4.6 -0.5 14 Jun 2025 196.6
Puckapunyal West (Defence) 12.8 19.1 21 Aug 2025 4.7 1.4 24 Jul 2025 256.0
Redesdale 13.7 +0.7 19.9 21 Aug 2025 2.6 -0.7 -3.2 5 Jun 2025 186.6 184.7 average 101%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 10.2 +0.3 15.3 10 Aug 2025 4.3 -0.1 1.0 24 Jul 2025 212.8 196.1 average 108%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison 12.8 +0.3 18.6 23 Jun 2025 3.6 -0.2 -2.1 19 Aug 2025 229.2 187.1 high 122%
Ballarat Aerodrome 11.4 +0.6 17.4 21 Aug 2025 3.1 -0.5 -4.4 5 Jun 2025 218.2 202.8 average 108%
Westmere 13.0 +0.2 18.5 2 Jun 2025 3.4 -1.0 -2.7 19 Aug 2025 151.6 153.3 average 99%
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet 14.4 +0.5 20.0 1 Jun 2025 7.4 -0.2 3.8 22 Jun 2025 215.6 192.6 average 112%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse 14.5 +0.3 19.4 21 Aug 2025 8.6 -0.1 5.4 20 Aug 2025 355.4 286.1 high 124%
Cape Otway Lighthouse 14.0 +0.5 19.6 21 Aug 2025 8.5 +0.5 4.0 20 Aug 2025 354.0 304.8 high 116%
Casterton 18.6 2 Jun 2025 -1.0 1 Aug 2025 255.0 233.3 average 109%
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) 12.6 +0.3 18.5 1 Jun 2025 5.5 -0.2 3.1 17 Aug 2025 142.4 168.4 low 84%
Dartmoor 14.3 +0.2 18.9 21 Aug 2025 4.7 -0.8 -1.4 20 Aug 2025 359.4 285.2 high 126%
Hamilton Airport 13.0 +0.2 17.9 23 Jun 2025 4.5 -0.2 -1.1 5 Jun 2025 220.2 213.8 average 103%
Mortlake Racecourse 13.9 +0.3 19.8 2 Jun 2025 4.4 -0.4 -1.4 5 Jun 2025 224.2 183.0 high 122%
Port Fairy AWS 15.2 +0.5 20.8 21 Aug 2025 6.8 -0.5 0.9 20 Aug 2025 314.8 253.0 high 124%
Portland Airport 14.1 +0.4 18.8 2 Jun 2025 6.2 -0.5 0.3 20 Aug 2025 399.4 330.4 high 121%
Warrnambool Airport NDB 14.3 +0.3 19.7 2 Jun 2025 5.3 -0.5 -1.5 20 Aug 2025 270.0 252.2 average 107%

Notes

The Seasonal climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Victoria using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 1 September 2025. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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