Kent · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Kent

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

Cooler air and higher rainfall than much of the state define daily life in Kent. The area sees a typical annual rainfall of 294mm, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 185mm. While it stays wetter than the state average, it remains much drier than most other similar areas.

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📍 Kent, Council (LGA)

Where Kent sits — Average annual rainfall

294
  • 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 Kent — lower than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Kent294
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Temperatures here are lower than the state average, with typical lows of 9.6 °C and maximums of 23.7 °C. These figures are well below the Western Australian averages for both maximum and minimum temperatures.

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 Kent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54480/kent/topic/environment-climate