287
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Alice Springs · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Alice Springs
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Extreme heat and low rainfall define the environment of Alice Springs, though temperature and rain patterns have remained stable over the last decade. The area faces a harsh climate with an average maximum temperature of 31.4 degrees, which is among the highest for similar regions.
287
- 250–313: 12 areas
- 313–375: 6 areas
- 375–438: 13 areas
- 438–500: 10 areas
- 500–563: 17 areas
- 563–625: 20 areas
- 625–688: 35 areas
- 688–750: 17 areas
- 750–813: 25 areas
- 813–875: 17 areas
- 875–938: 15 areas
- 938–1,000: 13 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 11 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 23 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 19 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 13 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 12 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 10 areas
- 1,375–1,438: 13 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 9 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 7 areas
- 1,563–1,625: 4 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 4 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
- 1,750–1,813: 3 areas
- 1,813–1,875: 1 area
- 1,875–1,938: 0 areas
- 1,938–2,000: 5 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Alice Springs — lower than 99% of areas.
| Alice Springs | 287 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 362 |
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is very low at 287mm per year, which is well below the Northern Territory figure. While the average maximum temperature is high, the typical minimum of 15.4 degrees is much higher than most other areas.
31.4
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.4
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70201/alice-springs/topic/environment-climate