Blayney · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Blayney

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

Much higher rainfall than most other areas defines the environment in Blayney, where 945mm falls annually. This wetness comes alongside a cool climate that stays well below state and national figures. It is an area where both the rains and the temperatures are starkly different from the New South Wales average.

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📍 Blayney, Council (LGA)

Where Blayney sits — Average annual rainfall

945
  • 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 Blayney — higher than 74% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Blayney945
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The region is notably cool and wet, with average maximum temperatures of 20.0°C and minimums of 6.3°C, both of which are well below the New South Wales averages. This chill is matched by heavy rainfall, which is far above the state figure of 515mm.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10850/blayney/topic/environment-climate