Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

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

A massive 1,434 millimetres of average annual rainfall makes Box Head - MacMasters Beach much wetter than most areas. This high rainfall defines the local environment, with weather patterns that stand out significantly compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Box Head - MacMasters Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Box Head - MacMasters Beach sits — Average annual rainfall

1,434
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Box Head - MacMasters Beach — higher than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Box Head - MacMasters Beach1,434
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is far wetter than the New South Wales average of 515 millimetres. While the usual maximum temperature of 22.9 degrees is slightly below the state figure, the average minimum is 12.9 degrees, which is well above the state level.

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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/environment-climate