Blackburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Blackburn

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

Rainfall in Blackburn is well above the state average, with 781mm falling annually. This makes the area much wetter than the Victorian average of 510mm. The local climate is generally mild, though it is cooler than many other similar areas.

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📍 Blackburn, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Blackburn sits — Average annual rainfall

781
  • 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 Blackburn — lower than 57% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Blackburn781
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees 781mm of annual rain, which is well above the Victorian average of 510mm. While the usual maximum temperature is 20.2 degrees, it is much lower than most other areas.

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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031161/blackburn/topic/environment-climate