Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Sunshine Coast

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

Over 1,600mm of average annual rainfall makes the Sunshine Coast one of the wettest areas at this level. The region enjoys a mild climate that is far wetter and generally cooler than the Queensland average.

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📍 Sunshine Coast, Council (LGA)

Where Sunshine Coast sits — Average annual rainfall

1,611
  • 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 Sunshine Coast — higher than 93% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Sunshine Coast1,611
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is far above the state figure at 1,611mm. While the average maximum temperature of 25.7 degrees is higher than most areas, it remains well below the Queensland average of 33.1 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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/environment-climate