Ballarat · Region (SA4)

Environment & Climate in Ballarat

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

Nearly 300mm more rain falls annually in Ballarat than the Victorian average. This makes the area much wetter than the state figure, while remaining noticeably cooler than most other regions.

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📍 Ballarat, Region (SA4)

Where Ballarat sits — Average annual rainfall

787
  • 0–63: 0 areas
  • 63–125: 0 areas
  • 125–188: 2 areas
  • 188–250: 0 areas
  • 250–313: 1 area
  • 313–375: 5 areas
  • 375–438: 4 areas
  • 438–500: 2 areas
  • 500–563: 5 areas
  • 563–625: 4 areas
  • 625–688: 10 areas
  • 688–750: 6 areas
  • 750–813: 4 areas
  • 813–875: 1 area
  • 875–938: 6 areas
  • 938–1,000: 6 areas
  • 1,000–1,063: 2 areas
  • 1,063–1,125: 3 areas
  • 1,125–1,188: 4 areas
  • 1,188–1,250: 6 areas
  • 1,250–1,313: 3 areas
  • 1,313–1,375: 1 area
  • 1,375–1,438: 6 areas
  • 1,438–1,500: 2 areas
  • 1,500–1,563: 1 area
  • 1,563–1,625: 0 areas
  • 1,625–1,688: 2 areas
  • 1,688–1,750: 2 areas

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 54% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Ballarat787
Rest of Vic. 544
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees 787mm of rain each year, which is well above the Victorian average of 510mm. It is also a chilly place, with a typical minimum temperature of 7.9 degrees that is much lower than most other 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/201/ballarat/topic/environment-climate