551
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Western Downs · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Western Downs
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Higher typical temperatures than most similar areas define the environment of Western Downs. The region sees an average maximum temperature of 28.4°C, though it remains slightly cooler than the Queensland average. Rainfall is generally lower than in most comparable regions.
551
- 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 Western Downs — lower than 62% of areas.
| Western Downs | 551 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Western Downs receives an average of 551mm of annual rainfall, which is well above the Queensland figure of 379mm. While the typical minimum temperature of 12.5°C is well below the state average, the area's average maximum of 28.4°C is much higher than most similar areas.
28.4
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.5
Higher than 66% 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 Western Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37310/western-downs/topic/environment-climate