Flinders · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Flinders

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

Temperature gaps define the environment in Flinders, where the usual minimum is far above the Tasmanian figure. This area experiences milder nights and days than much of the state, paired with rainfall that is slightly lower than the state average.

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📍 Flinders, Council (LGA)

Where Flinders sits — Average annual rainfall

688
  • 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 Flinders — higher than 56% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Flinders688
Rest of Tas. 894
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Typical nights are 7.7 degrees warmer than the state average, while the usual maximum temperature of 17.9 degrees is also well above the Tasmanian figure. Annual rainfall is 688mm, which is a little below the state's 805mm.

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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62010/flinders/topic/environment-climate