Cook · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Cook

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

A massive 1,454mm of average annual rainfall makes Cook one of the wettest areas at this level. This high rainfall occurs alongside temperatures that remain warm throughout the year.

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📍 Cook, Council (LGA)

Where Cook sits — Average annual rainfall

1,454
  • 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 Cook — higher than 90% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Cook1,454
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The region is much wetter than the Queensland average. Summer heat is typical for the state with a maximum of 32.7°C, but the usual minimum temperature of 20.8°C is well above the state figure.

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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32500/cook/topic/environment-climate