963
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Cardinia
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much higher rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment in Cardinia. This large region experiences significantly wetter conditions than the rest of the state, with an annual average of 963mm.
963
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cardinia — higher than 75% of areas.
| Cardinia | 963 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 825 |
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area's average annual rainfall of 963mm is far above the Victorian figure of 510mm. While the usual maximum temperature of 20.2°C is much lower than most areas, the average minimum of 10.3°C is a little above the state average.
20.2
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.3
Lower than 64% of council (lga) 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/environment-climate