1,031
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Greater Sydney · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Greater Sydney
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Over 1,000mm of annual rain falls across Greater Sydney, making it one of the wettest major regions in the country. This high rainfall defines the local environment, while temperatures stay largely in line with the wider state averages.
1,031
- 0–54: 0 areas
- 54–107: 0 areas
- 107–161: 1 area
- 161–214: 1 area
- 214–268: 0 areas
- 268–321: 0 areas
- 321–375: 1 area
- 375–429: 1 area
- 429–482: 0 areas
- 482–536: 1 area
- 536–589: 1 area
- 589–643: 0 areas
- 643–696: 0 areas
- 696–750: 0 areas
- 750–804: 1 area
- 804–857: 1 area
- 857–911: 2 areas
- 911–964: 1 area
- 964–1,018: 1 area
- 1,018–1,071: 1 area
- 1,071–1,125: 1 area
- 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
- 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
- 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
- 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
- 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
- 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
- 1,446–1,500: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Sydney — higher than 86% of areas.
| Greater Sydney | 1,031 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average annual rainfall is 1,031mm, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. This is much higher than most similar areas, while typical maximum and minimum temperatures remain about the same as the state average.
25.3
Higher than 57% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.7
Lower than 54% of capital city areas.
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 Greater Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1GSYD/greater-sydney/topic/environment-climate