1,393
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Alawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Alawa
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Weather patterns in Alawa have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is defined by extreme heat and high rainfall. It sees a massive 1,393mm of rain each year, which is far above the Northern Territory average.
1,393
- 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 Alawa — higher than 86% of areas.
| Alawa | 1,393 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Maximum temperatures hit a high of 33.2 degrees on average, which is among the highest for similar areas. This heat is matched by warm nights, with a typical minimum of 23.4 degrees, slightly above the Territory figure.
33.2
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
23.4
Higher than 99% 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 Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021010/alawa/topic/environment-climate