Western Australia is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The climate of Western Australia is projected to continue to change into the future.

By mid-century, the following changes are projected:

• Western Australia will continue to get hotter into the future.

• Western Australia can expect an average annual temperature increase of around 1.5-2.4 °C.

• The number of very hot days (> 40 °C) are projected to increase from approximately 1.5 to 5 days per year in Perth.
• As a whole, Western Australia is likely to become drier.