520
Lower than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Darling Downs - Maranoa · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Darling Downs - Maranoa
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Climate patterns in Darling Downs - Maranoa have remained steady over the last decade, defined by high summer heat and moderate rainfall. The region sees an average annual rainfall of 520mm, which is well above the Queensland figure.
520
- 0–63: 0 areas
- 63–125: 0 areas
- 125–188: 2 areas
- 188–250: 0 areas
- 250–313: 1 area
- 313–375: 5 areas
- 375–438: 4 areas
- 438–500: 2 areas
- 500–563: 5 areas
- 563–625: 4 areas
- 625–688: 10 areas
- 688–750: 6 areas
- 750–813: 4 areas
- 813–875: 1 area
- 875–938: 6 areas
- 938–1,000: 6 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 2 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 3 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 4 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 6 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 3 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 1 area
- 1,375–1,438: 6 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 2 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 1 area
- 1,563–1,625: 0 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 2 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Downs - Maranoa — lower than 81% of areas.
| Darling Downs - Maranoa | 520 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Summer heat is a key feature here, with an average maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees that is much higher than most areas. Nighttime lows are also higher than most places, averaging 13.0 degrees, though this is a little below the state and national figures.
28.4
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.0
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Darling Downs - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/307/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/environment-climate