Dilston - Lilydale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Dilston - Lilydale

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

Over 700mm more rain falls here annually than the Tasmania average, making Dilston - Lilydale one of the wettest areas in the region. The environment is defined by this high own rainfall and temperatures that remain quite low throughout the year.

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📍 Dilston - Lilydale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Dilston - Lilydale sits — Average annual rainfall

1,505
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dilston - Lilydale — higher than 89% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Dilston - Lilydale1,505
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is among the highest for similar areas at 1,505mm, far above the state figure of 805mm. Meanwhile, the average maximum temperature is among the lowest at 11.6 degrees, which is about the same as the Tasmania average.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Dilston - Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031058/dilston-lilydale/topic/environment-climate