362
Lower than 86% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Rest of NT · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Rest of NT
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Extreme heat defines the landscape in the Rest of NT, where typical maximum temperatures reach 34.9 degrees. This vast region is one of the hottest and driest parts of the country, with an annual rainfall of just 362mm.
362
- 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 Rest of NT — lower than 86% of areas.
| Rest of NT | 362 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Daily maximums of 34.9 degrees and minimums of 20.0 degrees are among the highest in the nation. These searing temperatures are paired with very low rainfall, ranking the area as much drier than most other similar regions.
34.9
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.0
Higher than 96% 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 Rest of NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/environment-climate