Monash · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Monash

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

More than 800mm of average annual rainfall falls across Monash, making it much wetter than most other areas. This rainfall is well above the Victorian figure of 510mm. The climate is generally mild, with temperature patterns that align closely with the rest of the state.

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📍 Monash, Council (LGA)

Where Monash sits — Average annual rainfall

804
  • 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 Monash — higher than 66% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Monash804
Greater Melbourne 825
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average annual rainfall is 804mm, which is higher than most areas and well above the state average. Temperatures stay relatively cool, with a typical maximum of 19.9°C and a typical minimum of 10.6°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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/environment-climate