Bulloo · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Bulloo

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

Recent data shows little change to the environment in Bulloo, where the landscape remains defined by extreme heat and low rainfall. This vast area is much drier than most of the state, with an annual average rainfall of just 171mm.

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📍 Bulloo, Council (LGA)

Where Bulloo sits — Average annual rainfall

171
  • 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 Bulloo — lower than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bulloo171
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Temperatures are much higher here than in most other areas, with a typical maximum of 31.0°C. This heat is paired with very low rainfall, which is 208mm below the Queensland average.

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 Bulloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31750/bulloo/topic/environment-climate