Carnarvon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Carnarvon

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

A typical minimum temperature of 17.1 degrees makes Carnarvon one of the warmest places for overnight lows in its class. The area faces a very dry climate with low rainfall and high temperatures throughout the year.

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📍 Carnarvon, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Carnarvon sits — Average annual rainfall

172
  • 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 Carnarvon — lower than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Carnarvon172
Western Australia 185

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is very low at 172mm, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. While the average maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees is a little below the state average, the typical minimum is a little above.

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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021276/carnarvon/topic/environment-climate