1,565
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Blue Mountains · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Blue Mountains
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An annual rainfall of 1,565mm makes the Blue Mountains one of the wettest areas at this level. The region is notably cooler than most other places, providing a distinct environment compared to the rest of the state.
1,565
- 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 Blue Mountains — higher than 92% of areas.
| Blue Mountains | 1,565 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 1,031 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. This wet climate is paired with lower temperatures, as both the typical maximum of 20.5°C and minimum of 8.1°C are much lower than most areas.
20.5
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
8.1
Lower than 89% 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 Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10900/blue-mountains/topic/environment-climate