Victoria · State / Territory

Environment & Climate in Victoria

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

An annual average of 510mm of rain falls across Victoria, making it wetter than most other states. This rainfall defines the environment across the state, which generally experiences cooler temperatures than many other parts of Australia.

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📍 Victoria, State / Territory

Where Victoria sits — Average annual rainfall

510
  • 0–36: 0 areas
  • 36–71: 0 areas
  • 71–107: 0 areas
  • 107–143: 0 areas
  • 143–179: 1 area
  • 179–214: 1 area
  • 214–250: 0 areas
  • 250–286: 0 areas
  • 286–321: 0 areas
  • 321–357: 0 areas
  • 357–393: 2 areas
  • 393–429: 0 areas
  • 429–464: 0 areas
  • 464–500: 0 areas
  • 500–536: 2 areas
  • 536–571: 0 areas
  • 571–607: 0 areas
  • 607–643: 0 areas
  • 643–679: 0 areas
  • 679–714: 0 areas
  • 714–750: 0 areas
  • 750–786: 0 areas
  • 786–821: 1 area
  • 821–857: 0 areas
  • 857–893: 0 areas
  • 893–929: 1 area
  • 929–964: 0 areas
  • 964–1,000: 0 areas

All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Victoria.

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The state is cooler than most other similar areas, with typical maximums of 21.0°C and minimums of 8.9°C. Its rainfall is higher than most areas at this level.

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 Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/2/victoria/topic/environment-climate