🏞 Of the land area, 0.3% has a tropical rainforest climate (Af), 7.6% has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Aw), 33.3% has a semi-arid/ steppe climate (BS), 43.1% has a arid/ desert climate (BW), 10.9% has a temperate/ mesothermal climate with significant precipitation in all seasons (Cf), 3.8% has a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry summers (Cs), 0.9% has a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry winters (Cw).
🧜 Of the population, 0.6% live in a tropical rainforest climate (Af), 1.4% live in a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate (Aw), 3.6% live in a semi-arid/ steppe climate (BS), 0.9% live in a arid/ desert climate (BW), 77% live in a temperate/ mesothermal climate with significant precipitation in all seasons (Cf), 16% live in a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry summers (Cs), 0.5% live in a temperate/ mesothermal climate with dry winters (Cw).
Location | Lat. | Long. | Alt. m(ft) | Climate | Biome | Av. Temp. | Precip. |
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Thursday Island Mo | 10°34'S | 142°13'E | 58 (190) | Aw | - | 27 (80) | 1771 (70) |
Direction Island, Cocos/ Keeling Islands | 12°5'S | 96°53'E | 5 (16) | Af | - | 27 (80) | 1988 (78) |
West Island, Cocos/ Keeling Islands | 12°11'S | 96°50'E | 4 (13) | Am | - | 27 (80) | 1939 (76) |
Darwin, Northern Territory | 12°25'S | 130°54'E | 35 (115) | Aw | - | 28 (82) | 1705 (67) |
Coen, Queensland | 13°57'S | 143°12'E | 600 (1969) | Aw | Tropical dry forest | 25 (77) | 1145 (45) |
Wyndham, Western Australia | 15°27'S | 128°7'E | 7 (23) | BSh | Tropical very dry forest | 29 (84) | 703 (28) |
Daly Waters, Northern Territory | 16°16'S | 133°23'E | 211 (692) | BSh | Tropical very dry forest | 27 (80) | 570 (22) |
Willis Island M.O. | 16°17'S | 149°58'E | 10 (32) | Aw | - | 26 (79) | 1062 (42) |
Cairns | 16°52'S | 145°45'E | 8 (27) | Am | Subtropical moist forest | 25 (77) | 2064 (81) |
Normanton, Queensland | 17°39'S | 141°5'E | 10 (33) | Aw | Subtropical dry forest | 27 (81) | 952 (37) |
Broome, Western Australia | 17°57'S | 122°14'E | 9 (30) | BSh | Tropical very dry forest | 27 (80) | 597 (24) |
Halls Creek, Western Australia | 18°13'S | 127°46'E | 424 (1391) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 27 (80) | 539 (21) |
Townsville, Queensland | 19°15'S | 146°46'E | 9 (30) | Aw | Subtropical moist forest | 24 (76) | 1036 (41) |
Tennant Crk Post Office | 19°37'S | 134°10'E | 377 (1237) | BWh | Tropical thorn woodland | 26 (78) | 321 (13) |
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory | 19°39'S | 134°11'E | 377 (1237) | BSh | Tropical thorn woodland | 26 (78) | 425 (17) |
Port Hedland | 20°22'S | 118°38'E | 8 (28) | BWh | Tropical thorn woodland | 26 (79) | 316 (12) |
Cloncurry, Queensland | 20°40'S | 140°30'E | 187 (613) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 26 (78) | 420 (17) |
Mount Isa | 20°41'S | 139°29'E | 341 (1118) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 25 (76) | 411 (16) |
Hughenden, Queensland | 20°51'S | 144°13'E | 327 (1073) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 24 (75) | 478 (19) |
Mackay Mo | 21°7'S | 149°13'E | 36 (119) | Cwa | Subtropical moist forest | 23 (73) | 1633 (64) |
Marble Bar, Western Australia | 21°11'S | 119°42'E | 181 (594) | BWh | Tropical thorn woodland | 28 (82) | 340 (13) |
Onslow, Western Australia | 21°39'S | 115°6'E | 4 (13) | BSh | Subtropical desert scrub | 25 (77) | 431 (17) |
Learmonth | 22°14'S | 114°6'E | 6 (18) | BWh | - | 25 (77) | 222 (9) |
Rockhampton, Queensland | 23°23'S | 150°29'E | 15 (50) | Cfa | Subtropical dry forest | 23 (73) | 837 (33) |
Longreach Post Office | 23°25'S | 144°16'E | 192 (630) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 24 (75) | 434 (17) |
Longreach | 23°26'S | 144°17'E | 193 (632) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 23 (74) | 417 (16) |
Alice Springs, Northern Territory | 23°38'S | 132°35'E | 579 (1900) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 21 (69) | 252 (10) |
Alice Springs | 23°48'S | 133°53'E | 547 (1795) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 21 (70) | 302 (12) |
Carnarvon, Western Australia | 24°53'S | 113°40'E | 8 (26) | BSh | Subtropical desert scrub | 20 (68) | 226 (9) |
Giles, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wa | 25°2'S | 128°18'E | 599 (1965) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 22 (72) | 261 (10) |
Charleville, Queensland | 26°25'S | 146°15'E | 303 (995) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 21 (69) | 473 (19) |
Meekatharra | 26°37'S | 118°32'E | 519 (1703) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 22 (72) | 233 (9) |
Wiluna, Western Australia | 26°37'S | 120°15'E | 518 (1699) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 22 (71) | 234 (9) |
Brisbane, Queensland | 27°23'S | 153°8'E | 10 (31) | Cfa | - | 21 (69) | 1225 (48) |
Oodnadatta, South Australia | 27°30'S | 135°23'E | 117 (384) | BWh | Warm temperate desert scrub | 21 (70) | 166 (7) |
Amberley | 27°38'S | 152°43'E | 25 (83) | Cfa | Subtropical dry forest | 21 (70) | 1225 (48) |
Geraldton, Western Australia | 28°48'S | 114°42'E | 30 (99) | a | Subtropical thorn woodland | 20 (68) | 475 (19) |
Norfolk Island | 29°2'S | 167°56'E | 117 (383) | Cfa | - | 19 (66) | 1315 (52) |
Tibooburra | 29°26'S | 142°1'E | 184 (604) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 21 (69) | 256 (10) |
Bourke, New South Wales | 30°2'S | 145°57'E | 108 (354) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 20 (68) | 373 (15) |
Coffs Harbour | 30°19'S | 153°7'E | 6 (20) | Cfa | Subtropical moist forest | 19 (65) | 1713 (67) |
Cook, South Australia | 30°37'S | 130°27'E | 123 (404) | BWk | Warm temperate desert scrub | 18 (64) | 177 (7) |
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | 30°47'S | 121°27'E | 370 (1214) | BSh | Subtropical desert scrub | 18 (65) | 271 (11) |
Forrest | 30°49'S | 128°7'E | 156 (512) | BWk | Subtropical desert scrub | 18 (64) | 194 (8) |
Woomera | 31°9'S | 136°48'E | 169 (553) | BWh | Subtropical desert scrub | 19 (66) | 197 (8) |
Cobar Mo | 31°29'S | 145°50'E | 264 (865) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 19 (66) | 411 (16) |
Lord Howe Island | 31°33'S | 159°4'E | 5 (16) | Cfa | - | 19 (67) | 1499 (59) |
Perth, Western Australia | 31°56'S | 115°59'E | 20 (66) | Csa | Subtropical dry forest | 18 (65) | 777 (31) |
Ceduna | 32°8'S | 133°42'E | 16 (52) | BSk | Subtropical thorn woodland | 17 (63) | 290 (11) |
Dubbo, New South Wales | 32°18'S | 148°35'E | 275 (902) | Cfa | Subtropical thorn woodland | 17 (63) | 630 (25) |
Williamtown | 32°48'S | 151°50'E | 8 (26) | Cfa | Subtropical dry forest | 18 (64) | 1132 (45) |
Richmond | 33°36'S | 150°46'E | 19 (62) | Cfa | Warm temperate dry forest | 17 (63) | 858 (34) |
Esperance (Po) | 33°49'S | 121°52'E | 27 (89) | Csb | Warm temperate dry forest | 17 (62) | 699 (28) |
Esperance, Western Australia | 33°50'S | 121°54'E | 27 (89) | Csb | Warm temperate dry forest | 17 (62) | 622 (24) |
Sydney, New South Wales | 33°52'S | 151°12'E | 40 (132) | Cfa | Subtropical moist forest | 18 (65) | 1302 (51) |
Sydney (Airport) | 33°57'S | 151°10'E | 5 (16) | Cfa | Subtropical moist forest | 18 (64) | 1177 (46) |
Mildura, Victoria | 34°14'S | 142°5'E | 53 (173) | BSk | Subtropical desert scrub | 17 (63) | 287 (11) |
Nuriootpa | 34°29'S | 139°0'E | 276 (906) | Csb | Warm temperate thorn steppe | 15 (59) | 504 (20) |
Nowra Ran | 34°57'S | 150°32'E | 105 (344) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 16 (61) | 1167 (46) |
Adelaide, South Australia | 34°57'S | 138°31'E | 8 (27) | BSk | Warm temperate dry forest | 16 (61) | 448 (18) |
Albany, Western Australia | 35°2'S | 117°55'E | 13 (43) | Csb | - | 16 (61) | 1012 (40) |
Wagga | 35°9'S | 147°27'E | 213 (699) | Cfa | Warm temperate dry forest | 15 (60) | 584 (23) |
Canberra, Capital Territory | 35°19'S | 149°12'E | 578 (1895) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 13 (55) | 623 (25) |
Gabo Island | 37°34'S | 149°55'E | 15 (49) | Cfb | Warm temperate moist forest | 15 (59) | 965 (38) |
Melbourne (Airport) | 37°40'S | 144°50'E | 119 (390) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 14 (58) | 565 (22) |
Essendon | 37°43'S | 144°54'E | 79 (259) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 14 (58) | 595 (23) |
Mount Gambier | 37°45'S | 140°46'E | 69 (226) | Csb | Warm temperate dry forest | 14 (57) | 690 (27) |
Melbourne, Victoria | 37°48'S | 144°58'E | 32 (106) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 15 (60) | 639 (25) |
Laverton | 37°51'S | 144°45'E | 20 (67) | Cfb | Warm temperate dry forest | 15 (58) | 569 (22) |
East Sale | 38°7'S | 147°8'E | 8 (27) | Cfb | Warm temperate moist forest | 14 (57) | 612 (24) |
Low Head | 41°2'S | 146°46'E | 28 (92) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 13 (56) | 671 (26) |
Launceston Wso | 41°32'S | 147°11'E | 170 (558) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 12 (53) | 658 (26) |
Hobart (Airport) | 42°50'S | 147°30'E | 27 (90) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 13 (55) | 513 (20) |
Hobart, Tasmania | 42°53'S | 147°20'E | 51 (169) | Cfb | Cool temperate moist forest | 13 (55) | 587 (23) |
Macquarie Island | 54°30'S | 158°56'E | 8 (27) | ET | - | 5 (41) | 906 (36) |
Australia Average | 28°0'S | 137°44'E | 143 (468) | BSh | Subtropical thorn woodland | 20 (68) | 724 (29) |