597
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Longford
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much lower rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment in Longford, where annual totals reach only 597mm. This makes the area significantly drier than the rest of Tasmania, which sees 805mm of rain each year.
597
- 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 Longford — lower than 82% of areas.
| Longford | 597 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 805 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Typical temperatures are higher than the Tasmanian average, with a maximum of 18.1°C and a minimum of 7.7°C. Both figures are well above the state figures, though they remain among the lowest for areas of this type.
18.1
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
7.7
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/environment-climate