362
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Northern Territory · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in Northern Territory
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Extreme heat defines the environment of the Northern Territory, which records some of the highest temperatures in the country. The region experiences an average maximum temperature of 34.9°C and is among the hottest areas at this level.
362
- 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 Northern Territory.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average minimum temperatures are among the highest in the country at 20.0°C. Meanwhile, the area is drier than most similar regions, with an average annual rainfall of 362mm.
34.9
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
20.0
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/7/northern-territory/topic/environment-climate