231
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Broken Hill
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Extreme dryness defines daily life in Broken Hill, where the annual rainfall is far below the state average. The region is hot and arid, with typical maximum temperatures that are higher than most other areas in the country.
231
- 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 Broken Hill — lower than 99% of areas.
| Broken Hill | 231 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is just 231mm, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 515mm. Days are typically hot, with an average maximum of 25.6°C, while the average minimum of 11.7°C is a little above the state average.
25.6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/environment-climate