153
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Western · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Western
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A typical maximum temperature of 27.2 degrees makes Western much hotter than most similar areas. This vast region is characterised by an arid environment with very little rainfall and high heat.
153
- 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 Western — lower than 99% of areas.
| Western | 153 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is just 153mm, which is among the lowest for this level and about the same as the South Australian figure. While the typical maximum temperature is much higher than most areas, the minimum temperature of 12.3 degrees is a little below the state average.
27.2
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.3
Higher than 57% 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 Western
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011135/western/topic/environment-climate