Inner West · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Inner West

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

Rainy days and mild winters shape daily life in the Inner West. This area sees a huge 1,316mm of annual rainfall, which is far above the New South Wales average of 515mm.

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📍 Inner West, Council (LGA)

Where Inner West sits — Average annual rainfall

1,316
  • 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 Inner West — higher than 87% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Inner West1,316
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The Inner West is much wetter than most areas. While typical maximum temperatures are about the same as the state average, the typical minimum temperature is 13.2, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.0.

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 Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/topic/environment-climate