Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Swan Hill Surrounds

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

A rainfall gap of nearly 200mm separates Swan Hill Surrounds from the Victorian average. This wide divide marks the area as a dry landscape with high summer heat. The region is far drier than most other parts of the state.

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📍 Swan Hill Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Swan Hill Surrounds sits — Average annual rainfall

313
  • 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 Swan Hill Surrounds — lower than 98% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Swan Hill Surrounds313
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is very low at 313mm, which is far below the state figure of 510mm. This dryness comes with a typical maximum temperature of 24.9 degrees, which is higher than most areas.

Sources

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

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/environment-climate