294
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Ashburton · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Ashburton
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much lower rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment in Ashburton, where the usual yearly total is 294mm. It is a place of intense heat, with some of the highest maximum temperatures recorded for this level of area.
294
- 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 Ashburton — lower than 88% of areas.
| Ashburton | 294 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 191 |
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature reaches 33.3°C, while the minimum is much higher than most areas at 17.8°C. Despite being dry compared to similar places, the annual rainfall is well above the Western Australian figure.
33.3
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
17.8
Higher than 89% 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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50250/ashburton/topic/environment-climate