825
Lower than 53% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Greater Melbourne · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Greater Melbourne
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An average annual rainfall of 825mm makes Greater Melbourne much wetter than the rest of Victoria. This large region experiences a climate where temperatures are generally lower than in many other similar areas. It serves as the primary urban and environmental hub for the state.
825
- 0–54: 0 areas
- 54–107: 0 areas
- 107–161: 1 area
- 161–214: 1 area
- 214–268: 0 areas
- 268–321: 0 areas
- 321–375: 1 area
- 375–429: 1 area
- 429–482: 0 areas
- 482–536: 1 area
- 536–589: 1 area
- 589–643: 0 areas
- 643–696: 0 areas
- 696–750: 0 areas
- 750–804: 1 area
- 804–857: 1 area
- 857–911: 2 areas
- 911–964: 1 area
- 964–1,018: 1 area
- 1,018–1,071: 1 area
- 1,071–1,125: 1 area
- 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
- 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
- 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
- 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
- 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
- 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
- 1,446–1,500: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Melbourne — lower than 53% of areas.
| Greater Melbourne | 825 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Greater Melbourne is far above the Victorian average of 510mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 20.4°C is about the same as the state figure, the typical minimum of 10.0°C is a little above the Victorian average.
20.4
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.0
Lower than 60% of capital city areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Sources
- SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Greater Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2GMEL/greater-melbourne/topic/environment-climate