505
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Northern Areas · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Northern Areas
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Lower temperatures than most similar regions define the environment in Northern Areas. While it is cooler than neighbouring areas, it remains much wetter than the South Australian average, receiving 505mm of annual rain.
505
- 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 Northern Areas — lower than 67% of areas.
| Northern Areas | 505 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is far wetter than the South Australian average of 143mm, though it still receives less rain than most similar places. Temperatures are also notably low, with a typical maximum of 22.4°C and a minimum of 8.6°C, both of which are well below the state figures.
22.4
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
8.6
Lower than 87% 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 Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/environment-climate