1,254
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Scarborough - Newport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Scarborough - Newport
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much higher rainfall and temperatures than most similar areas define the environment in Scarborough - Newport. This coastal stretch sees an average of 1,254mm of rain each year, which is far above the Queensland figure.
1,254
- 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 Scarborough - Newport — higher than 78% of areas.
| Scarborough - Newport | 1,254 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is much wetter than most, with annual rainfall far above the state average. While the typical minimum temperature is about the same as the Queensland figure at 16.7°C, the typical maximum of 26.1°C is well below the state average.
26.1
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.7
Higher than 88% 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 Scarborough - Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051575/scarborough-newport/topic/environment-climate