Gilgandra · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Gilgandra

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

A rainfall average of 668mm makes Gilgandra much wetter than the New South Wales state figure. This area experiences a wide range of temperatures, with high maximums and low minimums that set it apart from many other regions.

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📍 Gilgandra, Council (LGA)

Where Gilgandra sits — Average annual rainfall

668
  • 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 Gilgandra — higher than 53% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Gilgandra668
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The annual rainfall is well above the state average. While the typical maximum temperature of 25.6°C is higher than most areas, the usual minimum of 10.1°C is lower than most.

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 Gilgandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12950/gilgandra/topic/environment-climate