197
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Kalgoorlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Kalgoorlie
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Dry conditions and high heat shape daily life in Kalgoorlie, where rainfall is very low. The area sees an average of 197mm of rain each year, marking it as one of the driest places at this level.
197
- 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 Kalgoorlie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Kalgoorlie | 197 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Typical maximum temperatures hit 26.5°C, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the usual minimum temperature of 12.3°C is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.6°C.
26.5
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.3
Higher than 56% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031279/kalgoorlie/topic/environment-climate