908
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in Australian Capital Territory
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Among the highest annual rainfall of any state or territory is found in the Australian Capital Territory, with an average of 908mm. This moisture is paired with a cool climate that stays well below the national norm for both day and night temperatures.
908
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- 143–179: 1 area
- 179–214: 1 area
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- 893–929: 1 area
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All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Australian Capital Territory.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The region is much cooler than most other areas, with an average maximum temperature of 19.7°C and a minimum of 6.0°C. These low temperatures pair with high rainfall levels that rank first among similar top-level areas.
19.7
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.0
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/environment-climate