273
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Karratha · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Karratha
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A typical minimum temperature of 20.6 degrees is well above the Western Australian figure, making Karratha a very warm place. The area sees high temperatures and low rainfall compared to similar regions, though it is wetter than the state average.
273
- 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 Karratha — lower than 90% of areas.
| Karratha | 273 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 191 |
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Karratha is one of the hottest areas at this level, with a typical maximum of 34.0 degrees. While its annual rainfall of 273mm is among the lowest for similar areas, it remains well above the state average of 185mm.
34.0
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.6
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54310/karratha/topic/environment-climate