1,507
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Shellharbour - Flinders
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Far more rain falls here than in most similar areas, making Shellharbour - Flinders a notably wet part of the region. This area sees 1,507mm of rain a year, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm.
1,507
- 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 Shellharbour - Flinders — higher than 90% of areas.
| Shellharbour - Flinders | 1,507 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is much wetter and slightly cooler than the state average, with a typical maximum temperature of 22.2 degrees. While those peaks are lower than most areas, the typical minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees is well above the state figure.
22.2
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.8
Higher than 62% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/environment-climate