Melton Diesel price forecast
As of Tue 10 Nov, Melton diesel averages 275.4 c/L, and FuelRadar estimates it will fall about 0.8 c/L to 274.6 c/L by Tue 17 Nov. No weekday has been reliably cheaper over the last 11 full weeks; the cheapest station, Shell Reddy Express Thoroughbred, is 271.7 c/L, 3.7 c/L under the average.
DieselOutlook updated
Likely steady
Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): little change expected by Tue 17 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 6.7 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 6.8 c/L.Cheapest of 4 stations: 271.7 c/L at Shell Reddy Express Thoroughbred · Updated
Lowest estimate: Thu 12 Nov, about 273.9 c/L (1.5 below today).
Chance of a rise of 5 c/L or more within 3 days: 16%
Alert me below 270.2
Diesel: last 30 days and the next 7
Diesel: last 30 days and the next 7. Reported history begins at 282.7 c/L on 11 Oct 2026. The forecast moves from 275.4 c/L on 10 Nov 2026 to 274.6 c/L on 17 Nov 2026.
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
Reported city averages to Mon 9 Nov, then the FuelRadar Melton estimate dated Mon 9 Nov with its likely range shaded.
Day by day
Each day’s likely range and estimate, with the change from today’s 275.4 c/L (dashed line).
- likely 271.6 to 280.3 c/L274.6
- likely 269.6 to 282.9 c/L273.9
- likely 268.6 to 286.5 c/L274.0
- likely 267.8 to 290.1 c/L274.2
- likely 266.9 to 293.7 c/L274.4
- likely 266.1 to 297.3 c/L274.6
- likely 266.1 to 297.3 c/L274.6
Melton prices are typical right now
The city average of 275.8 c/L sits inside the usual range of 257.1 to 283.9 c/L for the last 90 days. That is higher than on 41% of the last 90 days.
Melton Diesel forecast explained
What usually happens next
Diesel prices do not follow a regular cycle, so the estimate follows the recent trend in Melton's daily averages. That puts it down about 0.8 c/L by .
What could change it
Wholesale and crude signals: the national wholesale diesel price fell 9.7 c/L to 257.0 c/L over the five days to , and Brent crude fell 5.1% to US$98.32 a barrel. The estimate does not use them directly.
Capital cities
Each capital's latest city daily average and its call; 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 | 274.8 | No regular cycle | 273.9 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Melbourne | 273.9 | No regular cycle | 271.7 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Brisbane | 274.0 | No regular cycle | 272.3 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Perth | 267.3 | No regular cycle | 262.9 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Adelaide | 263.4 (lowest) | No regular cycle | 262.9 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Canberra | 285.7 | No regular cycle | 285.0 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Darwin | 284.4 | No regular cycle | 283.9 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Hobart | 279.7 | No regular cycle | 277.5 by Tue 17 Nov |
When is Diesel cheapest in Melton?
Melton has no regular price cycle: its Diesel prices follow wholesale costs, so they tend to move a week or two after the terminal gate price.
On Fri 6 Nov the national terminal gate (wholesale) price was 257.0 c/L and the Melton city average 279.5 c/L, 22.5 c/L above it.
No weekday was the cheapest in most of the last 11 full weeks to : the Diesel weekday averages in Melton were within 0.7 c/L of each other once the overall price movement is removed.
| Cheapest weekday | No set dayNo day led most of 11 full weeks |
|---|
Terminal gate prices published by the Australian Institute of Petroleum.
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How accurate is the forecast?
- Forecast miss, 7 days ahead
- 5.75 c/L
- "Prices stay the same"
- 5.96 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 526 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 | 1.34 | 1.44 | Closer than no change |
| 3 days ahead | 2.71 | 3.26 | Closer than no change |
| 7 days ahead | 5.75 | 5.96 | About the same as no change |
| 14 days ahead | 9.18 | 9.37 | 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. | |||
Melton forecast graphics for news
The Melton Diesel 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 Melton'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.
Next-day estimates missed by 1.0 c/L on average, closer than assuming prices stay the same (1.1 c/L).
56 days checked · 15 Sept to 9 Nov
Forecast test resultsForecast questions
When will Diesel prices go down in Melton?
Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): Diesel in Melton is estimated to edge down about 0.8 c/L, to 274.6 c/L by Tue 17 Nov (likely 266.1–297.3), from 275.4 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 6.7 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 6.8 c/L. The dated 30-day forecast shows a likely range, not a promised low date. Check current station prices before changing when you fill.
What is the best day to buy Diesel in Melton?
No weekday was consistently cheaper in Melton over the last 11 full weeks to Sun 8 Nov once the overall price movement is removed: the weekday averages were within 0.7 c/L of each other.
How accurate is FuelRadar Australia's Diesel price outlook?
Not accurate enough yet to tell you to fill or wait, so we don't. Each estimate shows its likely range. From 15 Sept to 9 Nov our next-day Diesel forecasts for Melton were off by 1.0 c/L on average over 56 days checked. That beat assuming prices wouldn't move (1.1 c/L).
What were the lowest and highest Diesel prices in Melton in the last 90 days?
Since Wed 12 Aug, the Melton Diesel city daily average ranged from 246.1 c/L on Sun 16 Aug to 293.5 c/L on Fri 25 Sept. It was 275.8 c/L on Mon 9 Nov.
Will diesel prices go up tomorrow in Melton?
Estimate only: FuelRadar's Melton estimate for Wed 11 Nov is 274.6 c/L, down 0.8 c/L on the 275.4 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Next-day estimates for Melton missed by 1.0 c/L on average over 56 days checked, closer than assuming prices stay the same. Check current station prices before you wait to fill.
How often is the outlook updated?
We update the forecast overnight. For anything that changed today, check the map. While the update runs, we may show the previous forecast with its date.
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