South Perth - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in South Perth - Kensington

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

A rainfall average of 652mm makes South Perth - Kensington far wetter than the Western Australian state average. This area experiences warmer typical temperatures than most similar places, though it remains slightly cooler than the state overall.

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📍 South Perth - Kensington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where South Perth - Kensington sits — Average annual rainfall

652
  • 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 South Perth - Kensington — lower than 73% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
South Perth - Kensington652
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees far more rain than the state figure of 185mm. While typical maximum and minimum temperatures are higher than most similar areas, they sit a little below the Western Australian figures of 31.3°C and 15.6°C.

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 South Perth - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071147/south-perth-kensington/topic/environment-climate