Ipswich · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Ipswich

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

880mm of annual rain makes Ipswich a much wetter place than most areas across the country. This rainfall is far above the Queensland figure, though temperatures remain typical for the region.

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📍 Ipswich, Council (LGA)

Where Ipswich sits — Average annual rainfall

880
  • 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 Ipswich — higher than 72% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Ipswich880
Greater Brisbane 1,009
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Summer days are hot here, with an average maximum of 28.4 degrees that is much higher than most areas. Nights are cooler than the state average, with a typical low of 13.1 degrees.

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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33960/ipswich/topic/environment-climate