1,193
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Townsville · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Townsville
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
High rainfall and warm nights define the daily weather in Townsville. The city sees 1,193mm of rain each year, which is far above the Queensland average. This moisture combines with temperatures that rarely drop low, creating a distinct tropical feel.
1,193
- 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 Townsville — higher than 84% of areas.
| Townsville | 1,193 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 377 |
| Queensland | 379 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The average minimum temperature of 20.2°C is among the highest for similar areas and well above the state figure. This warmth is matched by a typical maximum of 30.4°C, which is much higher than most other areas.
30.4
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.2
Higher than 95% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37010/townsville/topic/environment-climate