3,100
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Douglas · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Douglas
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive 3,100mm of average annual rainfall makes Douglas one of the wettest areas in the country. This high rainfall is paired with warm temperatures, creating a tropical environment that is far wetter than the Queensland average.
3,100
- 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 Douglas — higher than 99% of areas.
| Douglas | 3,100 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is much warmer than most, with typical minimum temperatures of 22.0 degrees, which is well above the state figure. Average maximums reach 30.0 degrees, remaining a little below the Queensland average.
30.0
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
22.0
Higher than 99% 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 Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32810/douglas/topic/environment-climate