Burdekin · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Burdekin

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.

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📍 Burdekin, Council (LGA)

Where Burdekin sits — Average annual rainfall

942
  • 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 Burdekin — higher than 74% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Burdekin942
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

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.

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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31900/burdekin/topic/environment-climate