1,454
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Cook · Council (LGA)
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.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cook — higher than 90% of areas.
| Cook | 1,454 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
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.
1,454
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
32.7
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.8
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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