Kentish · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Kentish

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

An annual rainfall of 1,116mm makes Kentish much wetter than most similar areas. This high rainfall defines the local environment, which also experiences some of the lowest typical temperatures across the region.

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📍 Kentish, Council (LGA)

Where Kentish sits — Average annual rainfall

1,116
  • 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 Kentish — higher than 81% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Kentish1,116
Rest of Tas. 894
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is well above the Tasmanian figure of 805mm. Typical maximum and minimum temperatures are among the lowest at this level, though they remain well above the state's figures.

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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63210/kentish/topic/environment-climate