Shark Bay · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Shark Bay

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

A typical maximum temperature of 29.6°C marks Shark Bay as much hotter than most areas. This is a dry, warm region where the heat is consistent and rainfall remains low.

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📍 Shark Bay, Council (LGA)

Where Shark Bay sits — Average annual rainfall

198
  • 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 Shark Bay — lower than 98% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Shark Bay198
Rest of WA 191
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average annual rainfall is 198mm, among the lowest for similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure. Both the usual high and low temperatures are much higher than most other areas.

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 Shark Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57770/shark-bay/topic/environment-climate