Grampians · Sub-region (SA3)

Environment & Climate in Grampians

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

Just 406mm of average annual rainfall falls across the Grampians, leaving it among the driest areas at this level. This dry climate is paired with typical minimum temperatures that are much lower than most other areas.

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📍 Grampians, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Grampians sits — Average annual rainfall

406
  • 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 Grampians — lower than 93% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Grampians406
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is well below the Victorian figure of 510mm. While the usual maximum temperature of 22.5 C is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum of 8.4 C is much lower than in most areas.

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 Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21501/grampians/topic/environment-climate