Toowoomba · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Toowoomba

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

Cooler temperatures and higher rainfall than the state average shape daily life in Toowoomba. This region sees 662mm of rain each year, which is far above the Queensland average of 379mm.

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📍 Toowoomba, Council (LGA)

Where Toowoomba sits — Average annual rainfall

662
  • 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 Toowoomba — higher than 52% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Toowoomba662
Rest of Qld 377
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The air is notably cooler than across Queensland, with typical lows of 11.2°C and highs of 26.0°C. Both these figures are well below the state averages.

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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/environment-climate