666
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Lower temperatures than most similar areas define the environment of Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton. This region sees a healthy 666mm of annual rainfall, which is well above the Victorian average. It is a cooler part of the state overall.
666
- 250–313: 12 areas
- 313–375: 6 areas
- 375–438: 13 areas
- 438–500: 10 areas
- 500–563: 17 areas
- 563–625: 20 areas
- 625–688: 35 areas
- 688–750: 17 areas
- 750–813: 25 areas
- 813–875: 17 areas
- 875–938: 15 areas
- 938–1,000: 13 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 11 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 23 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 19 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 13 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 12 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 10 areas
- 1,375–1,438: 13 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 9 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 7 areas
- 1,563–1,625: 4 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 4 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
- 1,750–1,813: 3 areas
- 1,813–1,875: 1 area
- 1,875–1,938: 0 areas
- 1,938–2,000: 5 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton | 666 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 544 |
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature of 20.1 C and minimum of 8.2 C are both much lower than in most similar areas. While these figures are a little below or about the same as the Victorian average, the region's annual rainfall of 666mm is well above the state figure of 510mm.
20.1
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
8.2
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20202/heathcote-castlemaine-kyneton/topic/environment-climate