Cranbourne South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Cranbourne South

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

A huge 320mm gap in annual rainfall separates Cranbourne South from the Victorian average. This area receives 830mm of rain each year, making it much wetter than the state average of 510mm.

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📍 Cranbourne South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cranbourne South sits — Average annual rainfall

830
  • 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 Cranbourne South — lower than 53% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Cranbourne South830
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature is 19.7°C, which is much lower than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical overnight low of 10.8°C is lower than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 8.9°C.

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 Cranbourne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031303/cranbourne-south/topic/environment-climate