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Best for Gardening in Australia

Ranked by Gardening Suitability

Australia's rainfall patterns vary wildly from coast to outback, and Lennox Head stands out as the best for gardening location on the continent. With 23mm, it's followed closely by Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour. This guide ranks all 213 Australian cities by best for gardening, giving you a complete picture of where to find dry climates or, conversely, where the rain falls hardest. Use these rankings to plan outdoor activities, understand flood risks, or simply find your preferred precipitation zone. The interactive table lets you sort by rainfall total, number of rain days, and seasonal patterns. Australia's dry inland regions contrast sharply with tropical monsoon zones; these rankings help you navigate that spectrum. Whether you're a sun-chaser or a gardener who needs moisture, this data will guide you.

Top 3

1st

Lennox Head

Gardening Suitability: 23mm
Avg Max: 23.8°C
Comfort Score: 7.2/10
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2nd

Byron Bay

Gardening Suitability: 23mm
Avg Max: 23.9°C
Comfort Score: 7.2/10
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3rd

Coffs Harbour

Gardening Suitability: 23mm
Avg Max: 23.4°C
Comfort Score: 7.0/10
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Rank City State Gardening Suitability Avg Max Avg Min Annual Rain Comfort Score
1 Lennox Head NSW 23mm 23.8°C 16.6°C 1813mm 7.2
2 Byron Bay NSW 23mm 23.9°C 17.2°C 1845mm 7.2
3 Coffs Harbour NSW 23mm 23.4°C 15.3°C 1460mm 7.0
4 Kiama NSW 23mm 21.3°C 13.2°C 1403mm 6.7
5 Tweed Heads NSW 23mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
6 Coolangatta QLD 23mm 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
7 Wollongong NSW 23mm 21.0°C 13.9°C 1397mm 6.6
8 Terrigal NSW 22mm 22.0°C 14.7°C 1203mm 6.9
9 Yamba NSW 22mm 24.1°C 16.6°C 1442mm 7.3
10 Noosa QLD 22mm 24.6°C 18.5°C 1621mm 7.5
11 Lord Howe Island NSW 22mm 21.0°C 19.3°C 1225mm 7.0
12 Atherton QLD 22mm 24.8°C 16.7°C 1492mm 7.8
13 Caloundra QLD 22mm 25.1°C 17.2°C 1859mm 7.2
14 Sunshine Coast QLD 22mm 25.1°C 16.9°C 1862mm 7.3
15 Rainbow Beach QLD 22mm 25.2°C 18.3°C 1507mm 7.4
16 Gold Coast QLD 22mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
17 Surfers Paradise QLD 22mm 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
18 Port Macquarie NSW 22mm 22.8°C 15.9°C 1182mm 7.2
19 Nowra NSW 22mm 21.6°C 12.3°C 1204mm 6.8
20 Lismore NSW 21mm 25.1°C 15.6°C 1541mm 6.9
21 Sydney NSW 21mm 22.2°C 14.0°C 1068mm 7.0
22 Bright VIC 21mm 21.0°C 8.2°C 1093mm 5.6
23 Newcastle NSW 21mm 22.5°C 15.7°C 1098mm 7.0
24 Brisbane QLD 21mm 25.7°C 16.0°C 1581mm 7.2
25 Ulladulla NSW 21mm 20.9°C 12.4°C 1221mm 6.6
26 Toowoomba QLD 21mm 23.2°C 13.6°C 1054mm 7.4
27 Nelson Bay NSW 21mm 23.2°C 14.6°C 1094mm 6.9
28 Gosford NSW 21mm 22.7°C 13.7°C 1048mm 6.9
29 Kingaroy QLD 21mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 1176mm 7.4
30 Mission Beach QLD 20mm 26.7°C 21.5°C 3734mm 6.3
31 Airlie Beach QLD 20mm 26.0°C 21.2°C 1351mm 7.4
32 Margaret River WA 20mm 21.1°C 13.5°C 867mm 6.8
33 Port Douglas QLD 20mm 27.2°C 22.8°C 3013mm 6.0
34 Wangaratta VIC 20mm 22.1°C 9.6°C 735mm 5.7
35 Forster NSW 20mm 23.2°C 14.9°C 977mm 7.3
36 Wodonga VIC 20mm 21.8°C 9.9°C 737mm 5.8
37 Cowra NSW 20mm 22.4°C 10.3°C 760mm 5.9
38 Yeppoon QLD 20mm 26.2°C 19.1°C 1320mm 7.2
39 Campbelltown NSW 20mm 22.8°C 12.8°C 915mm 6.9
40 Batemans Bay NSW 19mm 21.2°C 11.7°C 925mm 7.2
41 Dunsborough WA 19mm 22.2°C 14.2°C 695mm 7.0
42 Bunbury WA 19mm 23.1°C 14.2°C 828mm 6.8
43 Benalla VIC 19mm 21.7°C 10.3°C 705mm 5.8
44 Albury NSW 19mm 21.8°C 10.4°C 672mm 5.9
45 Mackay QLD 19mm 26.3°C 20.7°C 1273mm 7.3
46 Inverell NSW 19mm 22.8°C 10.9°C 746mm 6.6
47 Agnes Water QLD 19mm 25.7°C 18.7°C 1165mm 7.6
48 Stanthorpe QLD 19mm 21.0°C 11.4°C 754mm 7.0
49 Gympie QLD 19mm 26.2°C 15.8°C 1257mm 7.2
50 Townsville QLD 19mm 28.0°C 21.2°C 1577mm 6.9
51 Cessnock NSW 19mm 23.3°C 13.0°C 896mm 6.7
52 Young NSW 19mm 20.8°C 10.0°C 763mm 6.0
53 Hervey Bay QLD 19mm 25.7°C 19.6°C 1136mm 7.5
54 Seventeen Seventy QLD 19mm 25.9°C 18.9°C 1165mm 7.5
55 Penrith NSW 19mm 23.4°C 12.5°C 927mm 6.7
56 Parkes NSW 19mm 22.8°C 11.9°C 690mm 5.9
57 Cairns QLD 19mm 28.3°C 21.0°C 2391mm 6.2
58 McLaren Vale SA 19mm 20.6°C 11.5°C 764mm 6.5
59 Mudgee NSW 19mm 21.6°C 9.9°C 611mm 6.1
60 Innisfail QLD 19mm 28.1°C 19.9°C 3161mm 5.7
61 Ayr QLD 19mm 28.4°C 20.3°C 1552mm 6.7
62 Christmas Island WA 19mm 26.4°C 24.9°C 1188mm 7.5
63 Shepparton VIC 19mm 22.1°C 10.6°C 543mm 6.0
64 Wagga Wagga NSW 19mm 22.6°C 10.7°C 617mm 6.0
65 Warwick QLD 18mm 24.2°C 13.0°C 843mm 7.4
66 Norfolk Island NSW 18mm 20.8°C 19.3°C 692mm 7.4
67 Cooktown QLD 18mm 28.6°C 23.4°C 1602mm 6.3
68 Maitland NSW 18mm 24.3°C 14.2°C 933mm 6.9
69 Muswellbrook NSW 18mm 23.8°C 13.0°C 795mm 6.7
70 Maryborough QLD 18mm 26.7°C 17.4°C 1190mm 7.1
71 Busselton WA 18mm 23.2°C 13.5°C 661mm 6.8
72 Grafton NSW 18mm 25.2°C 15.4°C 1018mm 7.4
73 Bathurst NSW 18mm 19.8°C 8.1°C 799mm 6.1
74 Bundaberg QLD 18mm 26.3°C 18.1°C 1113mm 7.5
75 Narooma NSW 18mm 20.9°C 12.0°C 781mm 7.3
76 Richmond NSW 18mm 24.1°C 12.9°C 915mm 6.8
77 Forbes NSW 18mm 23.5°C 11.6°C 677mm 5.9
78 Rockingham WA 18mm 23.8°C 15.1°C 718mm 7.2
79 Barossa Valley SA 18mm 21.7°C 10.9°C 488mm 6.3
80 Dalby QLD 18mm 26.0°C 14.7°C 1039mm 7.0
81 Dubbo NSW 18mm 23.8°C 12.2°C 687mm 6.0
82 Mandurah WA 18mm 23.8°C 14.6°C 667mm 7.0
83 Adelaide SA 18mm 21.5°C 11.8°C 459mm 6.9
84 Tamworth NSW 18mm 24.1°C 11.7°C 698mm 6.2
85 Echuca VIC 17mm 22.9°C 10.9°C 494mm 6.0
86 Horsham VIC 17mm 21.3°C 9.7°C 480mm 6.1
87 Bairnsdale VIC 17mm 20.3°C 9.6°C 716mm 6.8
88 Walpole WA 17mm 19.7°C 12.9°C 805mm 6.5
89 Lakes Entrance VIC 17mm 19.1°C 11.1°C 851mm 6.3
90 Melbourne VIC 17mm 19.9°C 10.7°C 727mm 6.4
91 Gladstone QLD 17mm 26.6°C 18.7°C 977mm 7.7
92 Thursday Island QLD 17mm 30.1°C 24.8°C 1822mm 5.2
93 Clare SA 17mm 21.5°C 10.4°C 359mm 6.3
94 Katoomba NSW 17mm 17.3°C 7.1°C 1087mm 5.1
95 Esperance WA 17mm 21.1°C 13.7°C 466mm 7.8
96 Bendigo VIC 17mm 20.5°C 9.5°C 517mm 6.1
97 Sale VIC 17mm 20.2°C 9.4°C 681mm 6.6
98 Armidale NSW 17mm 19.0°C 8.9°C 719mm 6.3
99 Perth WA 17mm 24.7°C 15.0°C 673mm 7.1
100 Bowen QLD 17mm 27.7°C 21.7°C 1114mm 7.3
101 Griffith NSW 17mm 23.8°C 11.9°C 527mm 6.0
102 Murray Bridge SA 17mm 22.5°C 10.9°C 332mm 7.0
103 Katanning WA 17mm 22.6°C 10.8°C 320mm 7.0
104 Singleton NSW 17mm 24.9°C 13.7°C 731mm 6.8
105 Nhulunbuy NT 16mm 30.1°C 24.5°C 1438mm 5.3
106 Canberra ACT 16mm 19.6°C 8.2°C 597mm 6.1
107 Lithgow NSW 16mm 18.0°C 8.3°C 872mm 5.8
108 Orange NSW 16mm 18.2°C 8.4°C 770mm 5.8
109 Swan Hill VIC 16mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 423mm 6.3
110 Bacchus Marsh VIC 16mm 19.9°C 10.2°C 653mm 6.2
111 Denmark WA 16mm 20.0°C 12.8°C 656mm 6.8
112 Goulburn NSW 16mm 18.9°C 8.6°C 713mm 6.0
113 Deniliquin NSW 16mm 23.5°C 11.5°C 411mm 6.0
114 Goolwa SA 16mm 20.6°C 11.8°C 442mm 7.2
115 Eden NSW 16mm 19.8°C 11.6°C 659mm 6.7
116 Hay NSW 16mm 23.9°C 12.2°C 439mm 6.1
117 Naracoorte SA 16mm 20.9°C 9.5°C 409mm 6.4
118 Strahan TAS 16mm 15.3°C 9.0°C 2034mm 3.0
119 Darwin NT 16mm 31.0°C 24.9°C 1962mm 4.8
120 Merimbula NSW 16mm 19.7°C 12.0°C 619mm 6.9
121 Traralgon VIC 16mm 19.9°C 9.6°C 630mm 6.3
122 Hahndorf SA 16mm 19.1°C 9.4°C 568mm 6.2
123 Launceston TAS 16mm 18.5°C 8.6°C 851mm 5.7
124 Narrabri NSW 16mm 26.0°C 13.9°C 712mm 6.1
125 Devonport TAS 16mm 17.3°C 9.4°C 1011mm 5.1
126 Kingscote SA 16mm 20.5°C 11.8°C 402mm 7.1
127 Queenstown TAS 16mm 15.4°C 7.7°C 2505mm 3.0
128 Rockhampton QLD 15mm 27.9°C 18.0°C 957mm 6.9
129 Sunbury VIC 15mm 18.8°C 9.4°C 692mm 6.0
130 Burnie TAS 15mm 16.9°C 10.3°C 1031mm 4.7
131 St Helens TAS 15mm 17.8°C 9.6°C 921mm 5.4
132 Albany WA 15mm 20.3°C 12.7°C 458mm 7.2
133 Port Lincoln SA 15mm 20.3°C 13.0°C 333mm 7.4
134 Victor Harbor SA 15mm 19.2°C 12.0°C 483mm 6.5
135 Wonthaggi VIC 15mm 18.1°C 11.8°C 795mm 5.4
136 Geelong VIC 15mm 20.0°C 10.3°C 502mm 6.6
137 Cooma NSW 15mm 18.3°C 6.6°C 576mm 5.9
138 Charters Towers QLD 15mm 29.0°C 18.2°C 1043mm 6.4
139 Ulverstone TAS 15mm 16.6°C 9.0°C 1006mm 4.6
140 Biloela QLD 15mm 27.9°C 16.8°C 853mm 6.7
141 Ocean Grove VIC 15mm 19.1°C 12.0°C 542mm 6.4
142 Mount Gambier SA 15mm 18.8°C 9.5°C 627mm 5.9
143 Ceduna SA 15mm 23.8°C 12.9°C 218mm 7.9
144 Jindabyne NSW 15mm 17.1°C 5.7°C 715mm 5.3
145 Torquay VIC 15mm 19.3°C 11.4°C 509mm 6.5
146 Jurien Bay WA 15mm 25.8°C 16.2°C 513mm 7.2
147 Hamilton VIC 15mm 19.0°C 9.0°C 541mm 5.9
148 Phillip Island VIC 14mm 18.3°C 12.8°C 612mm 5.8
149 Roma QLD 14mm 27.1°C 15.5°C 681mm 6.7
150 Lorne VIC 14mm 18.8°C 11.0°C 584mm 6.0
151 Moree NSW 14mm 26.4°C 15.0°C 571mm 6.2
152 Weipa QLD 14mm 32.6°C 23.6°C 1789mm 3.5
153 Geraldton WA 14mm 26.4°C 16.8°C 545mm 7.1
154 Colac VIC 14mm 18.8°C 9.0°C 562mm 5.9
155 Robe SA 14mm 18.1°C 11.6°C 531mm 5.7
156 Port Pirie SA 14mm 24.7°C 13.2°C 272mm 6.8
157 Ballarat VIC 14mm 17.6°C 8.1°C 647mm 5.4
158 Swansea TAS 14mm 18.2°C 9.4°C 700mm 5.7
159 Warrnambool VIC 14mm 18.0°C 11.0°C 676mm 5.5
160 Daylesford VIC 14mm 16.9°C 7.5°C 678mm 5.2
161 Mildura VIC 14mm 24.7°C 12.5°C 228mm 6.5
162 Portland VIC 14mm 17.9°C 11.1°C 649mm 5.4
163 Bicheno TAS 14mm 16.9°C 10.0°C 820mm 4.9
164 Charleville QLD 14mm 28.4°C 16.4°C 767mm 6.1
165 Berri SA 14mm 24.9°C 12.4°C 232mm 6.6
166 Broken Hill NSW 14mm 25.2°C 13.4°C 275mm 6.2
167 Kalgoorlie WA 14mm 26.0°C 13.2°C 384mm 6.8
168 Renmark SA 14mm 25.0°C 12.3°C 230mm 6.6
169 Northam WA 13mm 25.8°C 13.0°C 337mm 6.7
170 Whyalla SA 13mm 25.2°C 13.0°C 196mm 7.2
171 Lightning Ridge NSW 13mm 27.6°C 15.9°C 530mm 5.7
172 Kalbarri WA 13mm 27.6°C 17.7°C 520mm 6.8
173 Hobart TAS 13mm 17.6°C 9.0°C 629mm 5.3
174 Jabiru NT 13mm 34.2°C 22.6°C 1865mm 2.9
175 Port Arthur TAS 13mm 16.5°C 9.9°C 774mm 4.4
176 Bruny Island TAS 13mm 16.1°C 10.2°C 830mm 4.1
177 White Cliffs NSW 13mm 27.0°C 15.0°C 382mm 5.9
178 Wyndham WA 12mm 34.2°C 23.5°C 1431mm 3.2
179 Perisher NSW 12mm 12.1°C 3.2°C 1096mm 3.3
180 Katherine NT 12mm 33.5°C 22.2°C 1319mm 3.6
181 Mataranka NT 12mm 33.2°C 21.9°C 1248mm 3.8
182 Port Augusta SA 12mm 26.6°C 13.5°C 249mm 6.5
183 Bourke NSW 12mm 28.0°C 16.1°C 456mm 5.6
184 Thredbo NSW 12mm 11.5°C 2.9°C 1142mm 3.1
185 Falls Creek VIC 12mm 11.2°C 2.8°C 1200mm 3.0
186 Emerald QLD 12mm 29.1°C 17.7°C 607mm 6.4
187 Tibooburra NSW 12mm 28.1°C 16.3°C 410mm 5.6
188 Tennant Creek NT 12mm 31.7°C 20.0°C 931mm 4.9
189 Cradle Mountain TAS 11mm 10.6°C 3.1°C 2003mm 1.7
190 Kununurra WA 11mm 34.1°C 23.0°C 1189mm 3.2
191 Carnarvon WA 10mm 28.7°C 19.4°C 244mm 7.1
192 Alice Springs NT 10mm 29.4°C 16.3°C 346mm 5.6
193 Cloncurry QLD 10mm 32.0°C 20.9°C 729mm 4.8
194 Broome WA 10mm 30.1°C 25.3°C 394mm 6.3
195 Coral Bay WA 9mm 29.9°C 20.1°C 357mm 6.8
196 Coober Pedy SA 9mm 28.7°C 15.0°C 164mm 5.9
197 Mount Isa QLD 9mm 31.3°C 19.9°C 551mm 5.3
198 Halls Creek WA 9mm 32.7°C 20.2°C 740mm 4.3
199 Meekatharra WA 9mm 29.9°C 17.4°C 299mm 5.6
200 Monkey Mia WA 9mm 29.6°C 19.6°C 243mm 6.2
201 Yulara NT 9mm 30.0°C 16.8°C 296mm 5.6
202 Newman WA 9mm 31.9°C 19.2°C 538mm 5.1
203 Marree SA 9mm 29.3°C 15.6°C 133mm 5.7
204 Birdsville QLD 8mm 31.2°C 18.9°C 353mm 4.9
205 Tom Price WA 8mm 31.7°C 18.7°C 383mm 5.2
206 Oodnadatta SA 8mm 30.5°C 16.6°C 173mm 5.4
207 Winton QLD 8mm 32.2°C 20.4°C 420mm 4.9
208 Longreach QLD 7mm 32.0°C 19.9°C 303mm 4.8
209 Exmouth WA 7mm 31.5°C 21.6°C 157mm 5.7
210 Fitzroy Crossing WA 5mm 35.5°C 23.6°C 533mm 2.8
211 Port Hedland WA 5mm 33.4°C 23.4°C 171mm 4.3
212 Karratha WA 4mm 34.0°C 22.9°C 181mm 3.8
213 Marble Bar WA 3mm 35.7°C 22.1°C 252mm 3.5

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