Carnarvon · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Carnarvon

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

High temperatures define daily life in Carnarvon, where the average maximum reaches 30.7 C. This makes it much hotter than most similar areas across the country. The region also sees very little rain, with an annual average of only 218mm.

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📍 Carnarvon, Council (LGA)

Where Carnarvon sits — Average annual rainfall

218
  • 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 Carnarvon — lower than 96% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Carnarvon218
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average maximum temperatures are much higher than most areas, while the usual minimum of 17.2 C is a little above the state figure. Rainfall is among the lowest at this level, though it remains a little above the Western Australian average.

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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51540/carnarvon/topic/environment-climate