Northampton · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Northampton

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

Daily life in Northampton is shaped by a warm climate and an average annual rainfall of 253mm. This level of rain is well above the Western Australian figure, though it remains among the lowest for similar areas.

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📍 Northampton, Council (LGA)

Where Northampton sits — Average annual rainfall

253
  • 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 Northampton — lower than 92% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Northampton253
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is much warmer than most others, with a typical maximum temperature of 27.8°C and a minimum of 14.1°C. Both figures are a little below the state averages.

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 Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56790/northampton/topic/environment-climate