758
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Lockyer Valley · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Lockyer Valley
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Higher rainfall than most similar regions defines the Lockyer Valley, where the annual average hits 758mm. This makes the area far wetter than the Queensland average of 379mm. It is a place of contrasting temperatures, with both highs and lows that stand out compared to other areas.
758
- 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 Lockyer Valley — higher than 62% of areas.
| Lockyer Valley | 758 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The valley is far wetter than the state average, though its typical low of 12.8 C is well below the Queensland figure of 16.1 C. Meanwhile, the average maximum temperature of 28.3 C is much higher than most areas.
28.3
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.8
Higher than 69% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lockyer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34580/lockyer-valley/topic/environment-climate