141
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Maralinga Tjarutja · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Maralinga Tjarutja
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Some of the lowest rainfall levels in the region define Maralinga Tjarutja, which covers over 105,000 square kilometres. The landscape is shaped by extreme heat and very little rain, creating a harsh and arid environment.
141
- 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 Maralinga Tjarutja — lower than 99% of areas.
| Maralinga Tjarutja | 141 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is much hotter than most similar places, with a typical maximum temperature of 27.8°C. Annual rainfall is just 141mm, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
27.8
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.6
Higher than 67% 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).
More for Maralinga Tjarutja
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Maralinga Tjarutja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44000/maralinga-tjarutja/topic/environment-climate