255
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Gascoyne · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Gascoyne
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A rainfall average of 255mm puts Gascoyne well above the Western Australian figure. The region is defined by intense heat and low water, with some of the highest temperatures seen across similar areas.
255
- 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 Gascoyne — lower than 99% of areas.
| Gascoyne | 255 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 191 |
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature is a scorching 30.5°C, which is about the same as the state average. While it is one of the hottest areas of its kind, the average minimum temperature of 16.0°C is much higher than most other areas.
30.5
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.0
Higher than 86% 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 Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51102/gascoyne/topic/environment-climate