Gwydir · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Gwydir

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

Weather patterns in Gwydir have remained steady over the last decade, though the area experiences high temperatures. It is a warm region where the typical daily maximum reaches 26.6 degrees, making it hotter than most similar areas.

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📍 Gwydir, Council (LGA)

Where Gwydir sits — Average annual rainfall

676
  • 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 Gwydir — higher than 54% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Gwydir676
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall in Gwydir averages 676mm, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. Both the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are about the same as the state average.

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 Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/topic/environment-climate