Capel · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Capel

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

Local climate patterns in Capel have remained steady over the last decade. The area experiences much wetter and cooler conditions than the Western Australian average, with annual rainfall reaching 672mm.

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📍 Capel, Council (LGA)

Where Capel sits — Average annual rainfall

672
  • 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 Capel — higher than 53% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Capel672
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the Western Australian figure of 185mm. Temperatures are also well below the state average, with a typical maximum of 24.0°C and a minimum of 10.6°C.

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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51400/capel/topic/environment-climate