Lawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Lawson

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

Roughly 802 millimetres of rain falls annually in Lawson, which is a little below the average for the ACT. The area's weather is marked by cool conditions, with minimum temperatures among the lowest seen in similar areas.

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📍 Lawson, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Lawson sits — Average annual rainfall

802
  • 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 Lawson — lower than 55% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Lawson802
Australian Capital Territory 908

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The typical maximum temperature is 20.9 degrees, which is lower than most areas. Night-time lows average 6.7 degrees, a little above the figure for the ACT.

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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011018/lawson/topic/environment-climate