1,524
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Mackay · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Mackay
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A wet and warm climate shapes daily life in Mackay, where rainfall is far higher than the state average. With annual rain reaching 1,524mm, the region is one of the wettest at this level. Temperatures stay mild and warm throughout the year.
1,524
- 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 Mackay — higher than 91% of areas.
| Mackay | 1,524 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature is 28.6 degrees, which is much higher than most areas. This warmth is matched by an average minimum of 17.7 degrees, which sits a little above the Queensland figure.
28.6
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
17.7
Higher than 89% 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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34770/mackay/topic/environment-climate