963
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cardinia · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Cardinia
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Rainfall and temperature patterns in Cardinia have remained steady since 2011, with an annual average of 963mm. This makes it a much wetter area than the Victorian average of 510mm. The climate is generally cooler than most other similar regions.
963
- 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 Cardinia — higher than 57% of areas.
| Cardinia | 963 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 825 |
| Victoria | 510 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average maximum temperatures are 20.2°C, which is much lower than most areas. While the typical low of 10.3°C is a little above the state figure, the annual rainfall is far above the Victorian average.
20.2
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.3
Lower than 71% 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).
More for Cardinia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21201/cardinia/topic/environment-climate