942
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Burdekin · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Rainfall averaging 942mm per year makes Burdekin much wetter than most similar areas. This high own-rainfall is far above the Queensland figure, creating a distinct environmental profile for the region.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Burdekin — higher than 74% of areas.
| Burdekin | 942 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees much higher rainfall than most regions, though typical minimum temperatures of 19.3 C are among the highest at this level. Average maximum temperatures reach 30.3 C, which is a little below the state average.
942
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
30.3
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
19.3
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31900/burdekin/topic/environment-climate