262
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Whyalla · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Whyalla
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A huge rainfall gap defines Whyalla, where the yearly average of 262mm is far above the South Australian figure. This makes the region significantly wetter than the state average, despite it being among the driest areas of its kind.
262
- 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 Whyalla — lower than 91% of areas.
| Whyalla | 262 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees an average maximum temperature of 24.7°C and a minimum of 11.5°C, both of which are a little below the state averages.
24.7
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.5
Higher than 56% 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48540/whyalla/topic/environment-climate