Diggers Rest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Diggers Rest

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

A typical year in Diggers Rest sees 574mm of rain, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the rainfall is low, it remains a little above the Victorian average. The local climate is generally milder than many other regions in the state.

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📍 Diggers Rest, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Diggers Rest sits — Average annual rainfall

574
  • 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 Diggers Rest — lower than 85% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Diggers Rest574
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Maximum and minimum temperatures are much lower than most other areas. The typical high of 19.8°C is about the same as the state figure, while the average low of 9.9°C is a little above the Victorian average.

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 Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/topic/environment-climate