1,804
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Ballina · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Ballina
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall is the standout feature of the environment in Ballina, which sees 1,804 millimetres of rain a year. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far exceeds the New South Wales average.
1,804
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballina — higher than 96% of areas.
| Ballina | 1,804 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area stays warmer than most, with a typical minimum temperature of 14.2 degrees, which is well above the state figure. Average maximum temperatures are about the same as the New South Wales average at 24.8 degrees.
24.8
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
14.2
Higher than 76% of council (lga) 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10250/ballina/topic/environment-climate