3,586
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cassowary Coast · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Cassowary Coast
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An extraordinary 3,586mm of annual rainfall defines the environment in Cassowary Coast. This makes the region one of the wettest areas in the country, with a climate that stays much warmer than most other Australian regions throughout the year.
3,586
- 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 Cassowary Coast — higher than 99% of areas.
| Cassowary Coast | 3,586 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is far above the Queensland figure, while temperatures remain high. The typical maximum is 27.9 degrees and the minimum is 18.8 degrees, both of which are much higher than most other areas.
27.9
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
18.8
Higher than 92% 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 Cassowary Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32260/cassowary-coast/topic/environment-climate