191
Lower than 98% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Rest of WA · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Rest of WA
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Weather patterns in the Rest of WA have remained steady since 2011, with temperatures and rainfall staying consistent. This vast region is marked by a hot, dry climate, where average maximum temperatures are much higher than in most other areas.
191
- 0–54: 0 areas
- 54–107: 0 areas
- 107–161: 1 area
- 161–214: 1 area
- 214–268: 0 areas
- 268–321: 0 areas
- 321–375: 1 area
- 375–429: 1 area
- 429–482: 0 areas
- 482–536: 1 area
- 536–589: 1 area
- 589–643: 0 areas
- 643–696: 0 areas
- 696–750: 0 areas
- 750–804: 1 area
- 804–857: 1 area
- 857–911: 2 areas
- 911–964: 1 area
- 964–1,018: 1 area
- 1,018–1,071: 1 area
- 1,071–1,125: 1 area
- 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
- 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
- 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
- 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
- 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
- 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
- 1,446–1,500: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of WA — lower than 98% of areas.
| Rest of WA | 191 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is quite dry with 191mm of average annual rainfall, which is much lower than most areas. Temperatures remain high, as the average maximum of 31.2 °C is much higher than in most other regions.
31.2
Higher than 78% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.5
Higher than 82% of capital city areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Rest of WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5RWAU/rest-of-wa/topic/environment-climate