1,980
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Byron · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Nearly 2,000mm of average annual rainfall makes Byron one of the wettest areas in the region. This high rainfall defines the local environment, paired with temperatures that remain consistently warm throughout the year.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Byron — higher than 99% of areas.
| Byron | 1,980 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure at 1,980mm. The area is also warmer than most, with a typical minimum temperature of 15.0°C, which is well above the state average.
1,980
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
25.3
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
15.0
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Byron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11350/byron/topic/environment-climate