Perth · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Perth

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

Higher temperatures than most similar areas define the environment in Perth. The city sees an average maximum temperature of 25.1°C, while its annual rainfall of 661mm sits around the middle for areas of its type.

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📍 Perth, Council (LGA)

Where Perth sits — Average annual rainfall

661
  • 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 Perth — higher than 52% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Perth661
Greater Perth 793
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Perth is warmer than most similar areas, though its typical maximum of 25.1°C and minimum of 13.6°C are both a little below the Western Australian figures. Yearly rainfall is far above the state average of 185mm.

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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57080/perth/topic/environment-climate