2,032
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Derwent Valley · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Derwent Valley
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall defines daily life in Derwent Valley, where an average of 2,032mm falls each year. This is far above the Tasmanian state figure of 805mm, making it one of the wettest areas at this level. The region stays relatively cool, though it is slightly warmer than the state average.
2,032
- 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 Derwent Valley — higher than 99% of areas.
| Derwent Valley | 2,032 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 894 |
| Tasmania | 805 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees an average maximum temperature of 14.1 °C and a minimum of 6.4 °C, both of which are among the lowest figures for similar areas.
14.1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.4
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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61510/derwent-valley/topic/environment-climate