Whitehorse · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Whitehorse

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

More rain than most of the state falls across Whitehorse, where the average annual rainfall is 804mm. This makes the area much wetter than the Victorian average of 510mm, creating a distinct local climate for residents.

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📍 Whitehorse, Council (LGA)

Where Whitehorse 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 Whitehorse — higher than 66% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Whitehorse804
Greater Melbourne 825
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is cooler than most similar places, with a typical maximum temperature of 20.0 degrees. While this is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees is a little above the Victorian figure.

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 Whitehorse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26980/whitehorse/topic/environment-climate