Queensland · State / Territory

Environment & Climate in Queensland

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

A typical maximum temperature of 33.1°C makes Queensland one of the warmest regions in the country. This heat defines much of the state's environment, paired with a varied climate across its vast area.

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📍 Queensland, State / Territory

Where Queensland sits — Average annual rainfall

379
  • 0–36: 0 areas
  • 36–71: 0 areas
  • 71–107: 0 areas
  • 107–143: 0 areas
  • 143–179: 1 area
  • 179–214: 1 area
  • 214–250: 0 areas
  • 250–286: 0 areas
  • 286–321: 0 areas
  • 321–357: 0 areas
  • 357–393: 2 areas
  • 393–429: 0 areas
  • 429–464: 0 areas
  • 464–500: 0 areas
  • 500–536: 2 areas
  • 536–571: 0 areas
  • 571–607: 0 areas
  • 607–643: 0 areas
  • 643–679: 0 areas
  • 679–714: 0 areas
  • 714–750: 0 areas
  • 750–786: 0 areas
  • 786–821: 1 area
  • 821–857: 0 areas
  • 857–893: 0 areas
  • 893–929: 1 area
  • 929–964: 0 areas
  • 964–1,000: 0 areas

All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Queensland.

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The state is much warmer than most other areas, with a typical minimum temperature of 16.1°C. Its average annual rainfall is 379mm, which puts it around the middle of similar regions.

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 Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/3/queensland/topic/environment-climate