855
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Somerset · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Somerset
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Higher rainfall and temperatures than most similar areas define the environment in Somerset. The region receives 855mm of rain each year, which is far above the Queensland average of 379mm.
855
- 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 Somerset — higher than 70% of areas.
| Somerset | 855 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 1,009 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average rainfall is higher than in most areas, while the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are also higher than similar places. Despite this, the usual highs of 26.7°C and lows of 13.1°C remain a little below the Queensland figures.
26.7
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.1
Higher than 71% 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).
More for Somerset
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36580/somerset/topic/environment-climate