Stirling · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Stirling

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

Typical temperatures are higher than most similar areas in Stirling, though the region remains much cooler than the Western Australian average. It is a place of contrasts, where a high average maximum temperature of 25.0 degrees sits alongside rainfall that far exceeds the state's average.

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📍 Stirling, Council (LGA)

Where Stirling sits — Average annual rainfall

673
  • 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 Stirling — higher than 53% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Stirling673
Greater Perth 793
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall averages 673mm annually, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 185mm. While the average maximum temperature of 25.0 degrees is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state average of 31.3 degrees.

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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/environment-climate