Richmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Richmond

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

A gap of 298mm in annual rainfall separates Richmond from the South Australian average. This area sees 441mm of rain each year, which is far above the state figure despite being among the lowest for similar areas.

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📍 Richmond, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Richmond sits — Average annual rainfall

441
  • 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 Richmond — lower than 92% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Richmond441
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The typical maximum temperature of 22.4°C is lower than most areas and well below the state average. Meanwhile, the usual minimum temperature of 12.0°C is a little below the South Australian figure.

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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031108/richmond/topic/environment-climate