1,306
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Petrie
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive gap in rainfall defines Petrie, where the yearly total of 1,306mm is far above the Queensland average. This makes the area much wetter than most other regions in the state. The local climate is generally warmer than typical areas, though it stays slightly cooler than the state-wide peak temperatures.
1,306
- 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 Petrie — higher than 81% of areas.
| Petrie | 1,306 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Petrie sees 1,306mm of rain each year, which is much higher than most areas and far above the state figure. Typical maximum temperatures reach 26.7 C, which is a little below the Queensland average.
26.7
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.6
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/environment-climate