758
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Gulf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Gulf
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A maximum average temperature of 35.0 degrees makes Gulf one of the hottest areas in the country. This region experiences intense heat and significantly higher rainfall than the Northern Territory average. It is a vast landscape defined by extreme temperatures and a tropical wet-dry cycle.
758
- 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 Gulf — lower than 60% of areas.
| Gulf | 758 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees 758mm of annual rainfall, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 362mm, though this is lower than most similar areas. Both the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are among the highest for areas of this size.
35.0
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
19.5
Higher than 94% 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 Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051066/gulf/topic/environment-climate