Cowra · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Cowra

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

A rainfall average of 735mm makes Cowra much wetter than the New South Wales state figure. This region sees significantly more rain than most similar areas, though its temperatures remain relatively typical for the state.

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📍 Cowra, Council (LGA)

Where Cowra sits — Average annual rainfall

735
  • 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 Cowra — higher than 60% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Cowra735
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is well above the state average, with 735mm being higher than most areas. Temperatures are cooler than the usual trend, as the typical minimum of 8.2 degrees is much lower than most areas.

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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/environment-climate