1,509
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Palmwoods
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive rainfall gap defines the environment in Palmwoods, where annual totals are far above the Queensland average. This area receives 1,509mm of rain each year, making it one of the wettest places at this level. The climate is relatively mild, with temperatures staying higher than in most similar areas.
1,509
- 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 Palmwoods — higher than 90% of areas.
| Palmwoods | 1,509 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Palmwoods sees far more rain than the state average, totaling 1,509mm annually. While the usual maximum temperature of 26.7 degrees is much higher than most areas, it sits a little below the Queensland figure of 33.1.
26.7
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.8
Higher than 85% 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/environment-climate