184
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A typical maximum temperature of 29.2 degrees makes Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjara much hotter than most other areas. This vast region faces extreme heat and low rainfall, creating a harsh environment for the people living there.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara — lower than 99% of areas.
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara | 184 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is 184mm, which is well above the South Australian figure of 143mm. Both the typical minimum and maximum temperatures are much higher than most areas, though they sit about the same as the state averages.
184
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
29.2
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.6
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40250/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yunkunytjatjara/topic/environment-climate