1,251
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Brisbane · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Brisbane
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive 1,251mm of average annual rainfall makes Brisbane far wetter than the typical Queensland location. This high rainfall is a defining feature of the city's environment, though temperatures remain relatively mild compared to the rest of the state.
1,251
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brisbane | 1,251 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 1,009 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Brisbane is far above the Queensland average of 379mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 26.7°C is higher than in most areas, it sits a little below the state figure.
26.7
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
14.7
Higher than 79% of council (lga) 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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/topic/environment-climate