Barunga West · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Barunga West

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

A rainfall average of 339mm puts Barunga West far above the South Australian figure. This creates a distinct environment for the region, though it remains much drier than most other similar areas across the country.

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📍 Barunga West, Council (LGA)

Where Barunga West sits — Average annual rainfall

339
  • 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 Barunga West — lower than 83% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Barunga West339
Rest of SA 145
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature is 24.1 C, which is a little below the state figure. However, the area is cooler overall, with an average minimum temperature of 9.9 C that is well below the South Australian average.

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 Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40430/barunga-west/topic/environment-climate