Dargo, Victoria

Dargo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Dargo and the surrounding area had a population of 99. The median age of residents was 63.
The town provided a stopover for Victorian gold rush miners on their way to the goldfields of Grant, Talbotville, and Crooked River. The Post Office opened on 18 March 1868.
Today the town is a producer of timber and beef cattle, and outside these industries tourism has become a major source of revenue. The town is a popular destination for four-wheel drive enthusiasts, bushwalkers, sambar deer hunters, and trout fishermen. An annual Walnut Festival formerly ran through the Australian Easter holiday period and was usually well attended.

Geography

Dargo experiences an elevation-influenced oceanic climate with tepid summers and cool winters. The wettest recorded day was 5 June 2012 with of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 25 January 2019 to on 4 August 1994.
Climate data was taken from the nearest weather station at Mount Moornapa.