West Wimmera · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in West Wimmera

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

Annual rainfall of 531mm in West Wimmera is about the same as the Victorian average. This vast landscape experiences temperature patterns that mirror the state's general climate, though it remains cooler than most similar areas.

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📍 West Wimmera, Council (LGA)

Where West Wimmera sits — Average annual rainfall

531
  • 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 West Wimmera — lower than 64% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
West Wimmera531
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The region sees an average maximum temperature of 21.0°C and a minimum of 8.6°C, both of which are much lower than most areas. These figures are about the same as the totals for 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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/environment-climate