Happy Valley Reservoir · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Happy Valley Reservoir

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

An average annual rainfall of 585mm defines the environment of Happy Valley Reservoir, which is far above the South Australian figure. This makes the area much wetter than most other similar places. It also tends to be cooler than the state average.

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📍 Happy Valley Reservoir, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Happy Valley Reservoir sits — Average annual rainfall

585
  • 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 Happy Valley Reservoir — lower than 83% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Happy Valley Reservoir585
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is much lower than most areas, though still far above the state figure. The average maximum temperature of 21.3°C is well below the South Australian average, while the typical minimum of 11.7°C is a little below the state level.

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 Happy Valley Reservoir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041081/happy-valley-reservoir/topic/environment-climate