Monash · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Monash

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

A typical minimum temperature of 6.5 degrees makes Monash one of the coldest spots for this metric. The area covers 3.4 square kilometres and experiences weather patterns that closely align with the broader region.

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📍 Monash, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Monash sits — Average annual rainfall

833
  • 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 Monash — lower than 53% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Monash833
Australian Capital Territory 908

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees 833mm of annual rainfall, which is a little below the 908mm recorded for the Australian Capital Territory. While the usual maximum temperature of 20.7 degrees is lower than most similar areas, it remains about the same as the territory average.

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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071084/monash/topic/environment-climate