2,100
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in West and North West
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Annual rainfall of 2,100mm makes West and North West one of the wettest areas in the country. This region sees far more rain than the Tasmanian average, though its temperatures remain relatively cool.
2,100
- 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 West and North West — higher than 99% of areas.
| West and North West | 2,100 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 894 |
| Tasmania | 805 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is far above the Tasmanian figure of 805mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 13.2°C is about the same as the state average, the minimum temperature is far above the state figure at 6.3°C.
13.2
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.3
Lower than 97% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in West and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/environment-climate