1,517
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Litchfield · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Litchfield
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Some of the highest rainfall and temperature levels in the region are found in Litchfield. This area is defined by its intense tropical conditions, recording a massive 1,517mm of annual rain, which is far above the Northern Territory average.
1,517
- 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 Litchfield — higher than 91% of areas.
| Litchfield | 1,517 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 1,652 |
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the Northern Territory figure of 362mm. This wetness comes with high heat, as the typical maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees is about the same as the rest of the Territory.
34.7
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
21.8
Higher than 98% 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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72300/litchfield/topic/environment-climate