Whitsunday · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Whitsunday

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

A huge rainfall gap marks the Whitsunday region, which sees 593mm of rain annually—well above the Queensland average. This tropical environment is defined by warmth and consistent wet seasons.

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📍 Whitsunday, Council (LGA)

Where Whitsunday sits — Average annual rainfall

593
  • 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 Whitsunday — lower than 58% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Whitsunday593
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

While rainfall is much higher than the state average, temperatures are typical for Queensland. The average maximum is 31.7°C and the minimum is 17.2°C, both of which are much higher than most other areas across Australia.

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 Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37340/whitsunday/topic/environment-climate