386
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Hay · Council (LGA)
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.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hay — lower than 79% of areas.
| Hay | 386 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
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.
386
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
25.5
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.1
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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