Melbourne - North West · Region (SA4)

Environment & Climate in Melbourne - North West

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

More than 672 millimetres of annual rain falls across Melbourne - North West, which is well above the Victorian average. The region is generally cooler than most similar areas, with typical daily highs and lows that sit below the state and national figures.

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📍 Melbourne - North West, Region (SA4)

Where Melbourne - North West sits — Average annual rainfall

672
  • 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 Melbourne - North West — lower than 67% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Melbourne - North West672
Greater Melbourne 825
Victoria 510

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is well above the Victorian figure of 510 millimetres, though it remains lower than in most other areas. Temperatures are much lower than most similar places, with a typical maximum of 18.7 degrees and a minimum of 9.0 degrees.

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 Melbourne - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/210/melbourne-north-west/topic/environment-climate