1,420
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Sunshine Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Sunshine Coast Hinterland
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive 1,420mm of average annual rainfall makes the Sunshine Coast Hinterland much wetter than most other areas. This high rainfall defines the region's environment, which is far above the Queensland average.
1,420
- 250–313: 12 areas
- 313–375: 6 areas
- 375–438: 13 areas
- 438–500: 10 areas
- 500–563: 17 areas
- 563–625: 20 areas
- 625–688: 35 areas
- 688–750: 17 areas
- 750–813: 25 areas
- 813–875: 17 areas
- 875–938: 15 areas
- 938–1,000: 13 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 11 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 23 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 19 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 13 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 12 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 10 areas
- 1,375–1,438: 13 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 9 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 7 areas
- 1,563–1,625: 4 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 4 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
- 1,750–1,813: 3 areas
- 1,813–1,875: 1 area
- 1,875–1,938: 0 areas
- 1,938–2,000: 5 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Coast Hinterland — higher than 87% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast Hinterland | 1,420 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is far wetter than the state average, with annual rainfall of 1,420mm. While this is much higher than most areas, the typical maximum temperature of 26.4°C is well below the Queensland figure.
26.4
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
14.7
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Sunshine Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31606/sunshine-coast-hinterland/topic/environment-climate