Hornsby · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Hornsby

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

More than 1,300mm of rain every year shapes the daily environment in Hornsby. This makes the area much wetter than most other parts of the country. The weather here is generally mild, with temperatures that stay closer to the state average than the national figures.

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📍 Hornsby, Council (LGA)

Where Hornsby sits — Average annual rainfall

1,328
  • 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 Hornsby — higher than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Hornsby1,328
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall averages 1,328mm, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. While the usual maximum temperature of 23.5 C is lower than most areas, the typical minimum of 11.9 C is a little above 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 Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/topic/environment-climate