842
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Higgins · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Higgins
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Weather patterns in Higgins have remained steady over the last decade, with few major shifts in temperature or rain. This small area of the ACT experiences a typical regional climate with an average annual rainfall of 842mm.
842
- 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 Higgins — lower than 52% of areas.
| Higgins | 842 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 908 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Typical winter nights are among the coldest compared to similar areas, with an average minimum temperature of 6.8°C. This sits slightly above the ACT figure of 6.0°C, while the average maximum temperature of 20.9°C is lower than most areas.
20.9
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.8
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011014/higgins/topic/environment-climate