Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Ngaanyatjarraku

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

Extreme heat is a defining feature of Ngaanyatjarraku, where the typical maximum temperature of 32.3°C is much higher than most other areas. This vast region faces a harsh, arid climate with very little rain and temperatures that remain high throughout the year.

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📍 Ngaanyatjarraku, Council (LGA)

Where Ngaanyatjarraku sits — Average annual rainfall

200
  • 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 Ngaanyatjarraku — lower than 98% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Ngaanyatjarraku200
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is among the lowest for similar areas at 200mm, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 185mm. Both the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are much higher than most areas, with the minimum sitting at 17.1°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 Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/environment-climate