West Wimmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in West Wimmera

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

Dry and cool conditions shape daily life in West Wimmera, where the average annual rainfall is 525mm. This is much lower than most areas, though it sits about the same as the Victorian average.

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📍 West Wimmera, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where West Wimmera sits — Average annual rainfall

525
  • 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 West Wimmera — lower than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
West Wimmera525
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Temperatures in the area are much lower than most other places. The average maximum is 20.6°C and the average minimum is 8.6°C, both of which are about the same as the figures for Victoria.

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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011393/west-wimmera/topic/environment-climate