Parkes (ACT) - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Parkes (ACT) - North

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

Lower rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment in Parkes (ACT) - North. The area receives an average of 755mm of rain each year, which is a little below the territory figure of 908mm.

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📍 Parkes (ACT) - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Parkes (ACT) - North sits — Average annual rainfall

755
  • 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 Parkes (ACT) - North — lower than 60% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Parkes (ACT) - North755
Australian Capital Territory 908

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Average minimum temperatures are among the lowest for similar areas at 6.8 degrees. Meanwhile, the typical maximum temperature of 21.1 degrees is about the same as the territory average.

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 Parkes (ACT) - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051126/parkes-north/topic/environment-climate