617
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Chinchilla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Chinchilla
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Weather patterns in Chinchilla have remained steady over the last decade, though the area stays much hotter than most similar places. It is a region where the typical maximum temperature hits 28 degrees, while annual rainfall stays significantly lower than in most other areas.
617
- 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 Chinchilla — lower than 79% of areas.
| Chinchilla | 617 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Chinchilla receives an average of 617mm of annual rainfall, which is far above the Queensland figure of 379mm. However, it is much hotter than most similar areas, with an average maximum temperature of 28 degrees.
28.0
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.2
Higher than 56% 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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011172/chinchilla/topic/environment-climate