Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Charnwood

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

A temperature gap of just 1.2 degrees separates Charnwood from the territory average. The suburb experiences a climate typical for the region, with annual rainfall of 855mm and average maximum temperatures that sit lower than most other areas.

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📍 Charnwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Charnwood sits — Average annual rainfall

855
  • 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 Charnwood — lower than 51% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Charnwood855
Australian Capital Territory 908

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average minimum temperatures are among the lowest for similar areas at 6.9 degrees. This is a little above the ACT figure of 6.0, while the annual rainfall is about the same as the territory's 908mm.

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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/environment-climate