Golden Plains · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Golden Plains

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

715mm of average annual rainfall makes Golden Plains much wetter than the Victorian state average. The region is generally cooler than most of the state, though it experiences typical winter lows.

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📍 Golden Plains, Council (LGA)

Where Golden Plains sits — Average annual rainfall

715
  • 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 Golden Plains — higher than 58% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Golden Plains715
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

While rainfall is well above the Victorian figure of 510mm, the average maximum temperature is a little below the state average at 18.5°C. Minimum temperatures are much lower than most similar areas, averaging 8.7°C.

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 Golden Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22490/golden-plains/topic/environment-climate