274
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Western Australia - Wheat Belt
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Low rainfall levels define the Western Australia - Wheat Belt, where the average annual total of 274mm is among the lowest for similar areas. This dry environment is paired with temperatures that are often lower than those seen across the rest of the state.
274
- 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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt — lower than 98% of areas.
| Western Australia - Wheat Belt | 274 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 191 |
| Western Australia | 185 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The region's typical minimum temperature of 10.7°C is lower than most areas and well below the state figure. While the average maximum of 26.2°C is higher than most areas, it remains a little below the Western Australian average.
26.2
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.7
Lower than 62% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/environment-climate