Bendigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Bendigo

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

A little more rain than the state average falls across Bendigo, where the climate is generally milder than in many other regions. The area sees an average of 592mm of annual rainfall, though it remains much drier than most other similar areas.

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📍 Bendigo, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bendigo sits — Average annual rainfall

592
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo — lower than 82% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bendigo592
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The typical high of 21.5°C and low of 8.6°C are both lower than in most other areas. While the rainfall is a little above the Victorian average, it is much lower than the figure for most other similar regions.

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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011018/bendigo/topic/environment-climate