Coolgardie · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Coolgardie

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

Dry conditions define daily life in Coolgardie, where the average annual rainfall is just 240mm. While this is among the lowest figures for similar areas, it remains well above the Western Australian average.

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📍 Coolgardie, Council (LGA)

Where Coolgardie sits — Average annual rainfall

240
  • 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 Coolgardie — lower than 93% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Coolgardie240
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is typically hot, with an average maximum temperature of 25.9 degrees, which is higher than most areas. However, nights are cooler than the state average, with a typical minimum temperature of 10.9 degrees.

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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51960/coolgardie/topic/environment-climate