Bathurst Regional · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Bathurst Regional

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

Weather patterns in Bathurst Regional have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is known for being much cooler than the state average. It is a wet and chilly part of New South Wales where the typical minimum temperature is among the lowest in the country.

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📍 Bathurst Regional, Council (LGA)

Where Bathurst Regional sits — Average annual rainfall

768
  • 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 Bathurst Regional — higher than 63% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bathurst Regional768
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall reaches 768mm, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. The area is notably cool, with a typical maximum temperature of 20.6 degrees and a minimum of 6.3 degrees, both of which are well below state averages.

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 Bathurst Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/topic/environment-climate