1,748
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Lockhart River · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An annual rainfall of 1,748mm makes Lockhart River far wetter than the Queensland average. This area experiences a tropical climate with consistently warm nights and high rainfall levels that stand out among similar regions.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Lockhart River — higher than 95% of areas.
| Lockhart River | 1,748 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
The average minimum temperature of 21.6°C is well above the Queensland figure and among the highest for similar areas. While the typical maximum is 30.0°C, this is a little below the state average.
1,748
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
30.0
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
21.6
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34570/lockhart-river/topic/environment-climate