1,637
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Sunshine Beach
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An annual rainfall of 1,637mm makes Sunshine Beach one of the wettest areas at this level. This high rainfall defines the local environment, which stays significantly wetter than the Queensland average.
1,637
- 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 Sunshine Beach — higher than 93% of areas.
| Sunshine Beach | 1,637 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average maximum temperatures are 25.9 degrees, which is higher than most areas but well below the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, the usual minimum temperature of 16.8 degrees is much higher than in most other areas.
25.9
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.8
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/environment-climate