1,390
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Kensington
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Rainfall and temperature patterns have remained steady in Kensington since 2011. The area is defined by its high annual rainfall, which reaches 1,390mm. This level of precipitation is far above the state figure.
1,390
- 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 Kensington — higher than 86% of areas.
| Kensington | 1,390 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Kensington receives 1,390mm of rain each year, which is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales average of 515mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 23.4°C is about the same as the state figure, the typical minimum temperature is well above the state average at 13.7°C.
23.4
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.7
Higher than 72% 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021564/kensington/topic/environment-climate