630
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Castlemaine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Castlemaine
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
630mm of average annual rainfall defines the environment in Castlemaine, though this is much lower than most similar areas. The region is generally cooler than the Victorian average, with typical daily highs and lows sitting slightly below the state figures.
630
- 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 Castlemaine — lower than 77% of areas.
| Castlemaine | 630 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is a little above the Victorian average of 510mm. Both the usual maximum temperature of 20.1°C and minimum of 8.5°C are much lower than those found in most similar areas.
20.1
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
8.5
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021027/castlemaine/topic/environment-climate