Is Canberra Australia a desert

Answer 1

Mostly.

The majority of the land mass of Australia is either arid or semi-arid, there is very little surface water, the rain fall is low and there are few rivers that actually run other than immediately after heavy rain, except in the fertile east and southeast.

Some of the larger deserts are the Great Victoria Desert, the Gibson Desert, the Tanami Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, the Little Sandy Desert, Sturt Stony Desert, the Simpson Desert. That accounts for most of the west of the continent, nearly two-thirds.

Answer 2

No Canberra is not a desert.

The ACT and Canberra are set in land which was once productive grasslands and stock grazing land. Canberra's climate is relatively dry, with rather erratic summers, where temperatures can vary as much as twenty degrees Celsius from one day to the next. Many days can be hot with dry, gusting winds and high bushfire danger, yet other days can see considerable thunderstorm activity. Winters are cold and dry, with occasional, rare snow.

To qualify as desert, an area must have an annual precipitation of less than 250mm. Canberra's average annual rainfall is 629 mm, and its wettest month is October, with an average of 65.3mm.

Answer 3

No. About 44% percent, or a little over one-third of Australia is made up of sandy or stony arid and semi-arid desert, while another 37% is sparse grassland or scrub. Some of the remainder is rich and fertile land, where a great deal of intensive agriculture takes place.