362
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Environment & Climate in Northern Territory - Outback
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 the Northern Territory - Outback. This region is among the hottest and driest areas in the country, though its climate mirrors the overall trends seen across the Territory.
362
- 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 Northern Territory - Outback — lower than 92% of areas.
| Northern Territory - Outback | 362 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 362 |
| Northern Territory | 362 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees very little rain, with an annual average of 362mm. It is also one of the hottest places in the nation, where the typical maximum temperature hits 34.9 °C and the usual minimum is 20.0 °C.
34.9
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.0
Higher 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/environment-climate