Hay · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Hay

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

A dry climate defines daily life in Hay, where annual rainfall is only 386mm. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 515mm, marking it as a much drier place than most other areas.

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📍 Hay, Council (LGA)

Where Hay sits — Average annual rainfall

386
  • 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 Hay — lower than 79% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Hay386
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Summer days are hotter than most areas, with an average maximum temperature of 25.5°C. Meanwhile, the average minimum temperature of 10.1°C is lower than most areas, though both figures 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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13850/hay/topic/environment-climate