Dandaragan · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Dandaragan

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

Rainfall in Dandaragan is far above the Western Australian average, receiving 443 millimetres annually. This keeps the area wetter than the state average despite typical temperatures being slightly cooler than the state's figures.

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📍 Dandaragan, Council (LGA)

Where Dandaragan sits — Average annual rainfall

443
  • 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 Dandaragan — lower than 73% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Dandaragan443
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average annual rainfall of 443mm is lower than most areas, though it remains far above the Western Australian figure of 185mm. Typical maximum and minimum temperatures are higher than most areas, while sitting a little below the state averages of 31.3°C and 15.6°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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52590/dandaragan/topic/environment-climate