King Island · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in King Island

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

A wet climate defines King Island, where annual rainfall is much higher than in most similar areas. The island sees 944mm of rain a year, which is a little above the Tasmanian average of 805mm.

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📍 King Island, Council (LGA)

Where King Island sits — Average annual rainfall

944
  • 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 King Island — higher than 74% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
King Island944
Rest of Tas. 894
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Typical temperatures are far above the Tasmanian figures, with a minimum of 10.9°C and a maximum of 16.8°C. These figures place the island among those with the lowest average maximum temperatures for its level.

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 King Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63410/king-island/topic/environment-climate