1,215
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Launceston and North East · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Launceston and North East
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Climate data for Launceston and North East has remained stable since 2011, though it continues to be one of the wettest regions in the state. Annual rainfall is well above the Tasmanian average, with the area receiving 1,215mm of rain each year.
1,215
- 0–63: 0 areas
- 63–125: 0 areas
- 125–188: 2 areas
- 188–250: 0 areas
- 250–313: 1 area
- 313–375: 5 areas
- 375–438: 4 areas
- 438–500: 2 areas
- 500–563: 5 areas
- 563–625: 4 areas
- 625–688: 10 areas
- 688–750: 6 areas
- 750–813: 4 areas
- 813–875: 1 area
- 875–938: 6 areas
- 938–1,000: 6 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 2 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 3 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 4 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 6 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 3 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 1 area
- 1,375–1,438: 6 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 2 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 1 area
- 1,563–1,625: 0 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 2 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Launceston and North East — higher than 76% of areas.
| Launceston and North East | 1,215 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 894 |
| Tasmania | 805 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the state figure. While typical minimum temperatures are well above the Tasmanian average at 5.4°C, the maximum temperature of 13.4°C is among the lowest for this kind of area.
13.4
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
5.4
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) 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 Launceston and North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/602/launceston-and-north-east/topic/environment-climate