Settlement in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Aerial photo of the Beaumont area in 2006, State Highway 8 crosses the Clutha River just below centre Beaumont is a small town in inland Otago , in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River / Mata-Au six kilometres southeast of Raes Junction , between Roxburgh and Balclutha . Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by State Highway 8 .[ 1]
Beaumont was named for Beaumont Burn , probably about 1857.[ 2]
For eleven years, Beaumont served as the terminus of a branch line railway that ran from a junction with the Main South Line at Milton . The railway reached Beaumont in 1914; an extension to Millers Flat was opened in 1925. The line was ultimately reached Roxburgh as the Roxburgh Branch , operating until 1968.[ 3]
Climate
Climate data for Beaumont (1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
21.6
21.3
19.3
16.7
12.6
9.5
9.1
12.1
14.7
16.7
18.5
20.0
16.0
Daily mean °C (°F)
15.6
15.2
13.4
10.8
7.8
4.9
4.3
6.4
8.8
10.7
12.5
14.2
10.4
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
9.5
9.1
7.5
4.9
3.0
0.2
−0.6
0.7
2.9
4.6
6.5
8.5
4.7
Average rainfall mm (inches)
102.0
105.7
105.1
70.8
122.0
58.5
107.5
66.2
91.1
81.2
75.9
94.8
1,080.8
Source: NIWA[ 4]
References
45°49′S 169°32′E / 45.817°S 169.533°E / -45.817; 169.533
Populated places
Balclutha Ward Bruce Ward Catlins Ward Clinton Ward Clutha Valley Ward Kaitangata-Matau Ward Lawrence-Tuapeka Ward West Otago Ward
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