681
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Southern Downs · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Southern Downs
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive 302mm gap in annual rainfall separates Southern Downs from the Queensland average. This large area experiences a climate that is much wetter but cooler than the state wide typical figures.
681
- 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 Southern Downs — higher than 55% of areas.
| Southern Downs | 681 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall averages 681mm, which is far above the Queensland figure. While the typical maximum temperature of 25.5C is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state average.
25.5
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.5
Lower than 61% 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 Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36660/southern-downs/topic/environment-climate