Castlemaine P98 price forecast
As of Mon 9 Nov, Castlemaine P98 averages 272.9 c/L, and FuelRadar expects it to stay about the same over the next 7 days (estimate only). No weekday has been reliably cheaper over the last 9 full weeks; the cheapest station, Chewton Service Station, is 249.0 c/L, 23.9 c/L under the average.
P98
About the same this week
Estimate only: expected to stay about the same over the next 7 days. Likely 267.6–278.2 c/L by Tue 17 Nov, from how far the average moved over 7 days in the last 90 days. Past 7-day estimates missed by about 4.3 c/L on average, only slightly less than assuming prices stay the same (4.4 c/L).Cheapest of 3 stations: 249.0 c/L at Chewton Service Station · Updated
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Castlemaine prices are typical right now
The city average of 272.9 c/L sits inside the usual range of 237.3 to 274.4 c/L for the last 87 days. That is higher than on 71% of the last 87 days.
Castlemaine P98 forecast explained
What could change it
Wholesale and crude signals: the national wholesale petrol price fell 13.7 c/L to 211.5 c/L over the five days to , and Brent crude fell 1.0% to US$93.70 a barrel. The estimate does not use them directly.
Capital cities
Each capital's latest city daily average and where it sits in its price cycle; each row opens that city's forecast. City daily averages, not station prices. Averages dated Mon 9 Nov.
| Capital | Average (c/L) | Price cycle | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 251.8 | Cycle paused | 250.0 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Melbourne | 254.1 | Cycle paused | 252.1 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Brisbane | 252.7 | Cycle paused | 250.7 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Perth | 242.5 (lowest) | Falling since its peak · 4 days since the 256.6 peak | 230.8 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Adelaide | 242.9 | Cycle paused | 240.4 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Canberra | 267.7 | Cycle paused | 267.7 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Darwin | 275.3 | Cycle paused | 275.5 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Hobart | 264.0 | Cycle paused | 262.8 by Tue 17 Nov |
When is P98 cheapest in Castlemaine?
No weekday was the cheapest in most of the last 9 full weeks to : the P98 weekday averages in Castlemaine were within 1.6 c/L of each other once the overall price movement is removed.
| 90-day low | 230.6 c/LTue 18 Aug |
|---|---|
| Today against the 90-day low | +42.3 c/LCity average 272.9 c/L on Mon 9 Nov |
From 87 days of Castlemaine P98 city daily averages to Mon 9 Nov.
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How accurate is the forecast?
- Forecast miss, 7 days ahead
- 4.31 c/L
- "Prices stay the same"
- 4.39 c/L
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
The week-ahead forecast has not yet beaten "prices stay the same", so every estimate is labelled "Estimate only" with its average miss.
From 269 checks of the seven-day estimate against the reported city daily average, beside assuming prices stay the same over the same days.
| Ahead | Miss | No change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next day | 3.33 | 3.40 | About the same as no change |
| 3 days ahead | 4.21 | 4.68 | Closer than no change |
| 7 days ahead | 4.31 | 4.39 | About the same as no change |
| 14 days ahead | 6.44 | 6.63 | About the same as no change |
| Average miss in c/L over each horizon's replay checks. The 7-day row decides whether the call names a direction. | |||
Castlemaine forecast graphics for news
The Castlemaine P98 forecast board and "When to fill", sized for TV (16:9), feeds (4:5) and stories (9:16).
How we forecast
FuelRadar has helped Australian drivers find cheaper fuel since 2020. Each estimate starts from Castlemaine's reported daily city averages and how they have moved recently. A city daily average is FuelRadar's scheduled morning average of the city's reported station prices, the figure this page quotes for every capital. Where a city has a regular price cycle, the estimate projects that cycle; elsewhere it follows the recent trend, blended with the latest dated wholesale price change. The likely range widens with each day ahead.
Forecast questions
When will P98 prices go down in Castlemaine?
Estimate only: P98 in Castlemaine is expected to stay about the same over the next 7 days (the latest city daily average, 272.9 c/L on Mon 9 Nov). Likely 267.6–278.2 c/L by Tue 17 Nov, from how far the average moved over 7 days in the last 90 days. Down 2.0 c/L on a week ago (274.9 c/L on Mon 2 Nov). Past 7-day estimates missed by about 4.3 c/L on average, only slightly less than assuming prices stay the same (4.4 c/L). Check current station prices before you fill.
What is the best day to buy P98 in Castlemaine?
No weekday was consistently cheaper in Castlemaine over the last 9 full weeks to Sun 8 Nov once the overall price movement is removed: the weekday averages were within 1.6 c/L of each other.
How accurate is FuelRadar Australia's P98 price outlook?
Not accurate enough yet to tell you to fill or wait, so we don't.
What were the lowest and highest P98 prices in Castlemaine in the last 90 days?
Since Wed 12 Aug, the Castlemaine P98 city daily average ranged from 230.6 c/L on Tue 18 Aug to 274.9 c/L on Fri 6 Nov. It was 272.9 c/L on Mon 9 Nov.
Will p98 prices go up tomorrow in Castlemaine?
Estimate only: FuelRadar's Castlemaine estimate for Wed 11 Nov is 272.9 c/L, the same as the 272.9 c/L reported for Tue 10 Nov. Check current station prices before you wait to fill.
When will diesel prices go down in Castlemaine?
Diesel does not usually follow the petrol price cycle, so there is no regular low to wait for. The Castlemaine diesel city daily average was 289.6 c/L on Mon 9 Nov, down 3.3 c/L over 30 days. The national wholesale diesel price fell 9.7 c/L over the five days to Fri 6 Nov. FuelRadar names no date for a fall: the Castlemaine diesel forecast gives its day-by-day estimate and likely range.
How often is the outlook updated?
We update the forecast overnight. For anything that changed today, check the map.
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