401
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Queensland - Outback · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Queensland - Outback
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Extreme heat and low rainfall define daily life across the Queensland - Outback. With average maximum temperatures among the highest in the country, this vast region faces a harsh, arid environment. The typical year brings only 401mm of rain, reflecting the challenging climate of the interior.
401
- 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 Queensland - Outback — lower than 90% of areas.
| Queensland - Outback | 401 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is very hot, with average maximums of 33.9°C and minimums of 16.6°C, both among the highest for similar regions. Annual rainfall is much lower than most areas at 401mm, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
33.9
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
16.6
Higher than 91% 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 Queensland - Outback
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Queensland - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/315/queensland-outback/topic/environment-climate