Karana Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Karana Downs

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

More than 690mm of extra rain falls each year in Karana Downs compared to the Queensland average. This makes it a much wetter area than most of the state, though its typical temperatures remain slightly cooler than the state-wide figures.

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📍 Karana Downs, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Karana Downs sits — Average annual rainfall

1,075
  • 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 Karana Downs — higher than 66% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Karana Downs1,075
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the state average at 1,075mm, which is higher than most areas. The typical maximum temperature reaches 27.2 degrees, while the minimum is 13.7 degrees, both of which are a little below the Queensland figures.

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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031290/karana-downs/topic/environment-climate