1,544
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Mermaid Waters
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Among the wettest similar areas in the region, Mermaid Waters records an average annual rainfall of 1,544mm. This high level of rain defines the local environment, occurring alongside temperatures that are generally higher than those found in most other comparable areas.
1,544
- 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 Mermaid Waters — higher than 91% of areas.
| Mermaid Waters | 1,544 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Mermaid Waters is far above the Queensland figure, reaching 1,544mm annually. While the average maximum temperature of 26.2°C is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the state average of 33.1°C.
26.2
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.8
Higher than 85% 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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/environment-climate