Charters Towers · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Charters Towers

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Hot summer days and reliable rain shape daily life in Charters Towers. The area sees a typical yearly rainfall of 664mm, which is far above the Queensland figure of 379mm.

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📍 Charters Towers, Council (LGA)

Where Charters Towers sits — Average annual rainfall

664
  • 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 Charters Towers — higher than 52% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Charters Towers664
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Temperatures are much higher here than in most similar areas, with a typical maximum of 31.8°C and a minimum of 17.0°C. Both figures are about the same as the Queensland state averages.

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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32310/charters-towers/topic/environment-climate