1,464
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Magnetic Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Magnetic Island
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much higher rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment of Magnetic Island. The island is a wet region, seeing an average of 1,464mm of rain each year, which is far above the Queensland figure of 379mm.
1,464
- 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 Magnetic Island — higher than 88% of areas.
| Magnetic Island | 1,464 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average minimum temperatures reach 20.6 C, which is well above the state figure and among the highest for similar areas. The usual maximum temperature is 28.3 C, sitting a little below the Queensland average of 33.1 C.
28.3
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.6
Higher than 96% 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).
More for Magnetic Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Magnetic Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021483/magnetic-island/topic/environment-climate