Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Newtown

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

Much lower rainfall and temperatures than most similar areas define the environment in Newtown. The area sees about 542mm of rain a year, which is a similar amount to the Victorian average.

Open map →
📍 Newtown, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newtown sits — Average annual rainfall

542
  • 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 Newtown — lower than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Newtown542
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature of 19.9 degrees is much lower than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical low of 10.5 degrees is lower than most areas, though it sits a little above the Victorian figure of 8.9 degrees.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Newtown

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021046/newtown/topic/environment-climate