794
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Central Highlands · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Central Highlands
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Climate conditions in Central Highlands (Tas.) have remained steady over the last decade. The area is defined by its cold weather, with typical temperatures falling among the lowest for similar regions.
794
- 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 Central Highlands — higher than 65% of areas.
| Central Highlands | 794 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 894 |
| Tasmania | 805 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall averages 794mm, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This moisture accompanies a cold climate, where both the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are among the lowest for areas of this type.
12.6
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
3.7
Lower than 99% 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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61010/central-highlands/topic/environment-climate