983
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Prestons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Prestons
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall defines the daily environment in Prestons, where the area receives 983mm of rain each year. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm and higher than most other similar areas.
983
- 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 Prestons — higher than 60% of areas.
| Prestons | 983 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The average maximum temperature is 24.8 degrees, which is about the same as the state average. However, the usual minimum temperature of 11.0 degrees is lower than most areas, though a little above the state figure of 10.0 degrees.
24.8
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.0
Lower than 61% 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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031733/prestons/topic/environment-climate