842
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Macquarie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Macquarie
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An average minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees marks Macquarie as one of the coldest areas for its type. This small 1.7 square kilometre patch experiences a climate that closely mirrors the wider territory, with typical weather patterns and rainfall levels that align with the local region.
842
- 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 Macquarie — lower than 52% of areas.
| Macquarie | 842 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 908 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees about 842mm of annual rain, which is about the same as the 908mm recorded across the ACT. While the usual maximum temperature of 20.9 degrees is lower than most similar areas, the typical minimum temperature is among the lowest at this level.
20.9
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.8
Lower than 98% 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 Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011020/macquarie/topic/environment-climate