486
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Wagin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Wagin
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Far higher rainfall than the state average defines Wagin, where 486mm falls annually. This expansive area of 9,400 square kilometres experiences a climate that is significantly cooler and wetter than the Western Australian norm.
486
- 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 Wagin — lower than 90% of areas.
| Wagin | 486 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
While Wagin receives 486mm of rain—far above the state's 185mm—it is among the driest for its area type. Temperatures are also much lower than the state average, with a typical maximum of 23.7°C and a minimum of 9.2°C.
23.7
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
9.2
Lower than 83% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031250/wagin/topic/environment-climate