Merredin · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Merredin

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

Changing weather patterns have shaped Merredin, where annual rainfall now sits at 303mm. This figure is far above the Western Australian average of 185mm, though it remains much lower than most other areas across the country.

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📍 Merredin, Council (LGA)

Where Merredin sits — Average annual rainfall

303
  • 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 Merredin — lower than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Merredin303
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature is 26.2°C, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the typical minimum temperature of 11.2°C is well below the state figure of 15.6°C.

Sources

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

More for Merredin

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55460/merredin/topic/environment-climate