Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Mount Barker Surrounds

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

Rainfall and temperature patterns have remained steady in Mount Barker Surrounds, though it is much cooler than most of the state. The area sees a high average annual rainfall of 445mm, which is far above the South Australian figure.

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📍 Mount Barker Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Barker Surrounds sits — Average annual rainfall

445
  • 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 Mount Barker Surrounds — lower than 92% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Mount Barker Surrounds445
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The climate is notably chillier than the state average, with a typical minimum temperature of 9.7°C and a maximum of 21.4°C. While these temperatures are much lower than most areas, the annual rainfall is far above the South Australian average of 143mm.

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 Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/environment-climate