Mitchell · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Mitchell

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

More rain than the state average defines the daily environment in Mitchell. This region sees about 650mm of rainfall each year, which is well above the Victorian figure of 510mm.

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📍 Mitchell, Council (LGA)

Where Mitchell sits — Average annual rainfall

650
  • 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 Mitchell — higher than 50% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Mitchell650
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is generally cooler than most other regions, with a typical minimum temperature of 9.6°C. While the average maximum of 20.5°C is much lower than in most areas, it remains about the same as the rest of Victoria.

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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24850/mitchell/topic/environment-climate