185
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Western Australia · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in Western Australia
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much lower rainfall and higher temperatures define the environment across Western Australia. The state experiences an average annual rainfall of only 185mm, which is far below the national figure. This dryness is paired with heat that exceeds most other similar areas.
185
- 0–36: 0 areas
- 36–71: 0 areas
- 71–107: 0 areas
- 107–143: 0 areas
- 143–179: 1 area
- 179–214: 1 area
- 214–250: 0 areas
- 250–286: 0 areas
- 286–321: 0 areas
- 321–357: 0 areas
- 357–393: 2 areas
- 393–429: 0 areas
- 429–464: 0 areas
- 464–500: 0 areas
- 500–536: 2 areas
- 536–571: 0 areas
- 571–607: 0 areas
- 607–643: 0 areas
- 643–679: 0 areas
- 679–714: 0 areas
- 714–750: 0 areas
- 750–786: 0 areas
- 786–821: 1 area
- 821–857: 0 areas
- 857–893: 0 areas
- 893–929: 1 area
- 929–964: 0 areas
- 964–1,000: 0 areas
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature is 31.3°C, which is much higher than most areas. This heat is consistent across the state, with a typical minimum of 15.6°C, also much higher than other regions.
31.3
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.6
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/5/western-australia/topic/environment-climate