Glass House Mountains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Glass House Mountains

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

Environmental data for Glass House Mountains shows a region with exceptionally high rainfall. It is a lush part of the Sunshine Coast where the average annual rainfall reaches 1,457mm, far exceeding the figures for the rest of the state.

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📍 Glass House Mountains, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Glass House Mountains sits — Average annual rainfall

1,457
  • 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 Glass House Mountains — higher than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Glass House Mountains1,457
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall of 1,457mm is much higher than most areas and far above the Queensland figure. Temperatures are also higher than most similar areas, with a typical maximum of 26.9°C and a minimum of 15.8°C.

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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061441/glass-house-mountains/topic/environment-climate