1,271
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Sheldon - Mount Cotton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Sheldon - Mount Cotton
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
More than 890mm of extra rain falls annually in Sheldon - Mount Cotton compared to the Queensland average. This creates a landscape that is far wetter than the state norm, while remaining significantly cooler in its peak temperatures.
1,271
- 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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton — higher than 79% of areas.
| Sheldon - Mount Cotton | 1,271 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees 1,271mm of annual rainfall, which is much higher than most areas and far above the state figure. While the usual maximum temperature of 26.0°C is well below the Queensland average, the minimum of 15.5°C is about the same.
26.0
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.5
Higher than 84% 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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/topic/environment-climate