Glenorchy · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Glenorchy

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

Nearly 948mm of average annual rainfall makes Glenorchy much wetter than most similar areas. This high rainfall defines the local environment, while temperatures remain relatively cool compared to other regions.

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📍 Glenorchy, Council (LGA)

Where Glenorchy sits — Average annual rainfall

948
  • 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 Glenorchy — higher than 74% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Glenorchy948
Greater Hobart 949
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees a little more rain than the Tasmanian average. While temperatures are among the lowest for this type of area, the typical minimum of 6.1°C is far above the state figure.

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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62610/glenorchy/topic/environment-climate