1,652
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Greater Darwin · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Greater Darwin
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall and consistent heat shape daily life in Greater Darwin. The region is one of the wettest and warmest in the country, with average annual rainfall reaching 1,652mm. This creates a tropical environment that stands in stark contrast to the drier parts of the territory.
1,652
- 0–54: 0 areas
- 54–107: 0 areas
- 107–161: 1 area
- 161–214: 1 area
- 214–268: 0 areas
- 268–321: 0 areas
- 321–375: 1 area
- 375–429: 1 area
- 429–482: 0 areas
- 482–536: 1 area
- 536–589: 1 area
- 589–643: 0 areas
- 643–696: 0 areas
- 696–750: 0 areas
- 750–804: 1 area
- 804–857: 1 area
- 857–911: 2 areas
- 911–964: 1 area
- 964–1,018: 1 area
- 1,018–1,071: 1 area
- 1,071–1,125: 1 area
- 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
- 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
- 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
- 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
- 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
- 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
- 1,446–1,500: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Darwin — higher than 99% of areas.
| Greater Darwin | 1,652 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is far above the Northern Territory figure of 362mm. It is also a very warm place, with a typical minimum temperature of 22.1°C and a typical maximum of 34.4°C, both of which are among the highest for similar areas.
34.4
Higher than 96% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
22.1
Higher than 99% of capital city 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 Greater Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7GDAR/greater-darwin/topic/environment-climate