Burnie · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Burnie

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

A wet and cool climate shapes daily life in Burnie, where annual rainfall reaches 1,344mm. This is much higher than most other areas and far above the Tasmanian average.

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📍 Burnie, Council (LGA)

Where Burnie sits — Average annual rainfall

1,344
  • 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 Burnie — higher than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Burnie1,344
Rest of Tas. 894
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Summer highs average 15.2°C and winter lows average 7.9°C, both of which are among the lowest for similar areas. These temperatures are higher than the state figures, with the typical minimum sitting 4.1°C above the Tasmanian average.

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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60610/burnie/topic/environment-climate