Joondalup · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Joondalup

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

Over 460mm more rain falls here annually than the Western Australian average, making Joondalup a significantly wetter area than much of the state. This rainfall supports the local landscape, while temperatures remain more moderate than in the state's interior.

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📍 Joondalup, Council (LGA)

Where Joondalup sits — Average annual rainfall

651
  • 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 Joondalup — higher than 50% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Joondalup651
Greater Perth 793
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average annual rainfall is 651mm, which is far above the state figure of 185mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 25.0°C is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the Western Australian average of 31.3°C.

Sources

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

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54170/joondalup/topic/environment-climate