1,584
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Darwin · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Darwin
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Among the highest for its kind in the region, Darwin's environment is defined by extreme heat and high rainfall. The city sees a typical yearly rainfall of 1,584mm and maintains high temperatures throughout the year.
1,584
- 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 Darwin — higher than 92% of areas.
| Darwin | 1,584 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 1,652 |
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Darwin is far above the Northern Territory figure, with 1,584mm annually. The heat is also intense, as average maximum temperatures reach 33.3 C and minimums are a little above the territory average at 23.3 C.
33.3
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
23.3
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71000/darwin/topic/environment-climate