So far this month, Ballarat has averaged 10.3 degrees, more than a degree lower than the average 11.6 degrees.

And with the forecast not expected to climb above 12 at any stage until the end of winter, there's a big chance the city will record one of it's coldest ever ends to winter.

The coldest ever recorded averaged just 9.9 degrees in 1989 and if it wasn't for a 14 degree day on Saturday, there's every chance that record could have been in danger.

This month the city has failed to rise above 10 degrees 11 times, including seven consecutive days from August 8-14.

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But despite the cold, the first blossoms have still started to appear around town a week before the official start of spring.

Curator Parks and Nursery at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens Peter Marquand said trees were still aware that spring is just around the corner.

"It'a felt cold to us, but probably when you look at the records, it hasn't been a lot different," he said.

"What we think the trees do know is that the days are starting to get longer, so even though the temperatures don't change a lot, the days are drawing out.

"You go from 7am and it being dark to now seeing some light in the sky around that time and it's the same in the evening as well, the days are definitely getting longer.

"For us at the gardens, the biggest change occurs when we see the leaves coming back onto the trees. When you start to see the trees change from bareness it changes everything particularly for the deciduous trees, it's the nicest time of the year when the leaves are fresh and new.

"It's the new part of the season. I'm a bit of a tree nut, so for me, you can appreciate the size and structure of them when they start to bloom."

Mayor Samantha McIntosh said while she loved the winter months, she could always tell when a hint of spring was coming.

"For me, looking down Oddie Street and seeing the plums start to bud up, you know it's a sign. Incredibly it's been documented that they arrive within one day of each other each year, it's amazing to see," she said.

Cr McIntosh said Ballarat was heading into a pristine time of the year with a number of festivals including White Night and Spring Fest to dominate the coming months.

"Ballarat is so different to other regional cities in that it really does experience in greater detail the very disticnt four seasons," she said.

"We've got a spectacular array of events across the city and we see a movement from our fire side activity to activity in the street, the city will be buzzing."

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