559
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Central Queensland · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Central Queensland
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Daily life in Central Queensland is shaped by intense heat and variable rain. The region is among the hottest in the country, with typical daily maximums hitting 30.7 degrees.
559
- 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 Central Queensland — lower than 78% of areas.
| Central Queensland | 559 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall averages 559mm, which is well above the Queensland figure but much lower than most similar areas. Temperatures stay high, with a typical minimum of 15.0 degrees.
30.7
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.0
Higher than 86% 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).
More for Central Queensland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Central Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/308/central-queensland/topic/environment-climate