Wellington · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Wellington

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

An average annual rainfall of 761mm makes Wellington much wetter than most similar areas. This rainfall is well above the Victorian average of 510mm, defining the local environment and landscape.

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📍 Wellington, Council (LGA)

Where Wellington sits — Average annual rainfall

761
  • 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 Wellington — higher than 62% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Wellington761
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area's typical maximum and minimum temperatures sit at 21.3°C and 8.9°C, which are about the same as the state figures but much lower than most other areas.

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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26810/wellington/topic/environment-climate