Leonora · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Leonora

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

Rainfall levels have remained consistently low in Leonora, where the area sees just 115mm of rain each year. This dry environment is paired with temperatures that stay much higher than most other areas across the country.

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📍 Leonora, Council (LGA)

Where Leonora sits — Average annual rainfall

115
  • 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 Leonora — lower than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Leonora115
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall here is among the lowest at this level, sitting far below the Western Australian figure of 185mm. Typical maximum and minimum temperatures are much higher than most areas, though they remain about the same as the state average.

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 Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55040/leonora/topic/environment-climate