1,634
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Aurukun · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Aurukun
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An annual rainfall of 1,634mm makes Aurukun one of the wettest areas at this level. This high rainfall defines the local environment, paired with temperatures that stay consistently warm throughout the year.
1,634
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Aurukun — higher than 93% of areas.
| Aurukun | 1,634 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is far wetter than the Queensland average, with rainfall 1,254mm higher than the state figure. Temperatures are among the highest in similar areas, with a typical maximum of 33.3°C and a minimum of 22.0°C that is well above the state average.
33.3
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
22.0
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30250/aurukun/topic/environment-climate