Chapman Valley · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Chapman Valley

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

Dry conditions and heat shape daily life in Chapman Valley, where annual rainfall averages just 305mm. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains far above the Western Australian figure.

Open map →
📍 Chapman Valley, Council (LGA)

Where Chapman Valley sits — Average annual rainfall

305
  • 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 Chapman Valley — lower than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Chapman Valley305
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is much hotter than most similar places, with a typical maximum temperature of 27.5°C. Minimum temperatures are also higher than most areas at 13.4°C, though both figures are a little below the Western Australian averages.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Chapman Valley

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Chapman Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51610/chapman-valley/topic/environment-climate