The parish has extremely hot summers and mild winters.
The annual average rainfall is 249.7 millimetres (9.8 in) which would make it a semi-arid climate except that its high evapotranspiration, or its aridity, makes it a desert climate.
The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert),.
[4] The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wandjiwalgu,[5][6] Aboriginal peoples.
[7] In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) travelled down the nearby Darling River.