Esperance · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Esperance

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

Far more rain falls in Esperance than in the state average, with 313mm of annual rainfall. This creates a distinct environment where temperatures remain much cooler than across most of Western Australia.

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📍 Esperance, Council (LGA)

Where Esperance sits — Average annual rainfall

313
  • 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 Esperance — lower than 86% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Esperance313
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is notably cooler than the state average, with a typical maximum of 23.3°C and a minimum of 10.4°C. Both figures are well below the Western Australian 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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53290/esperance/topic/environment-climate