Maranoa · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Maranoa

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

A maximum temperature of 29.1 degrees is much higher than most similar areas, marking the typical heat felt across Maranoa. The region balances these highs with a typical minimum of 11.8 degrees. It is a dry landscape, though it receives slightly more rain than the Queensland average.

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📍 Maranoa, Council (LGA)

Where Maranoa sits — Average annual rainfall

467
  • 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 Maranoa — lower than 71% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Maranoa467
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall averages 467mm, which is lower than most areas but a little above the Queensland figure. While the typical maximum temperature is very high for its peer group, the typical minimum of 11.8 degrees is well 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 Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34860/maranoa/topic/environment-climate