Knox · Sub-region (SA3)

Environment & Climate in Knox

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

Nearly 900mm of average annual rainfall makes Knox a much wetter area than the state average. It is generally cooler than most other regions, with lower typical maximum and minimum temperatures.

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📍 Knox, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Knox sits — Average annual rainfall

898
  • 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 Knox — higher than 52% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Knox898
Greater Melbourne 825
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Knox receives 898mm of rain each year, which is far above the Victorian average of 510mm. The typical maximum temperature is 20.2 degrees, much lower than most areas, while the usual minimum of 10.4 degrees is a little above the state figure.

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 Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21101/knox/topic/environment-climate