Climate
Carnarvon Gorge's climate is considerably different to that experienced in the flatter terrain surrounding it. Average rainfall in the Gorge is higher at 1,000 millimetres per annum and temperatures on the Gorge floor are more moderate. The lowest temperature recorded in the Gorge is -2°C, whereas temperatures lower than -5°C are experienced within 5 kilometres of its mouth. Average July temperature range is 6.3°C – 20.9°C, and average January temperature range is 20.5°C – 35.5°C. Statistically, the wettest month is February and the driest is August.
These figures should always be considered in the context of Australia's notoriously unpredictable climate. For example, between October 2007 and February 2008, Carnarvon Gorge received 1,400 millimetres of rainfall; 140% of its annual average.
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