631
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Melbourne
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Environmental patterns in Melbourne have remained steady over the last decade, though the area stays cooler than most. The city experiences a mild climate with typical annual rainfall of 631mm, which is a little above the Victorian average.
631
- 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 Melbourne — lower than 53% of areas.
| Melbourne | 631 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 825 |
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature of 20.4°C is much lower than most areas. While this is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum temperature of 11.3°C is well above the Victorian figure.
20.4
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.3
Higher than 52% 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/environment-climate