Barmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Barmera

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

An average annual rainfall of 214mm makes Barmera one of the driest areas of its kind. The local climate is marked by a high typical maximum temperature of 25.3°C, though it experiences much colder nights than most similar places.

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📍 Barmera, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Barmera sits — Average annual rainfall

214
  • 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 Barmera — lower than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Barmera214
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

While rain levels are well above the South Australian figure, the area remains among the lowest for rainfall. The usual minimum temperature of 9.3°C is well below the state average and much lower than most similar areas.

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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031159/barmera/topic/environment-climate