787
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Ballarat · Region (SA4)
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.
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 54% of areas.
| Ballarat | 787 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 544 |
| Victoria | 510 |
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.
787
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
18.2
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
7.9
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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