West Tamar · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in West Tamar

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

A total of 912mm of average annual rainfall falls across West Tamar, which is higher than most similar areas. This makes the region wetter than the Tasmanian average, while temperatures remain notably mild compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 West Tamar, Council (LGA)

Where West Tamar sits — Average annual rainfall

912
  • 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 West Tamar — higher than 73% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
West Tamar912
Rest of Tas. 894
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Typical maximum temperatures are 17.4°C, well above the Tasmanian figure. Minimums are also far above the state average at 8.9°C, though these figures are among the lowest for areas of this type.

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 West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65810/west-tamar/topic/environment-climate