Coonamble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Coonamble

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

A typical maximum temperature of 27.0°C makes Coonamble much hotter than most similar areas. This heat is a defining feature of the local environment, where the weather stays warm and dry. It is a place of extremes, with high temperatures paired with low rainfall.

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📍 Coonamble, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Coonamble sits — Average annual rainfall

549
  • 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 Coonamble — lower than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Coonamble549
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is much lower than most areas, averaging 549mm, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Temperatures remain warm, with typical minimums of 11.3°C being a little above the state average.

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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011094/coonamble/topic/environment-climate