2,107
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Weipa · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Weipa
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Over 1,700mm more rain falls annually in Weipa than the Queensland average. This tropical environment is defined by high rainfall and warmth that stays consistent throughout the year.
2,107
- 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 Weipa — higher than 99% of areas.
| Weipa | 2,107 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees an average of 2,107mm of annual rainfall, which is far above the state figure. It is very warm, with a typical maximum of 33.0°C and minimums of 22.4°C that are well above the Queensland average.
33.0
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
22.4
Higher than 99% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37300/weipa/topic/environment-climate