George Town · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in George Town

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

Most areas like George Town are warmer than this one, as it sits among the coolest places at its level. It is a temperate region with a typical yearly rainfall of 837mm, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.

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📍 George Town, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where George Town sits — Average annual rainfall

837
  • 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 George Town — lower than 52% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
George Town837
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The usual minimum temperature here is 9.5°C, which is much lower than most areas and far above the state figure. Similarly, the typical maximum temperature of 17.3°C is well above the state average.

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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031059/george-town/topic/environment-climate