1,831
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Kiama · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Kiama
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Over 1,831 millimetres of rain falls on average each year in Kiama, making it one of the wettest areas at this level. The local climate is notably milder than the state average, with both typical highs and lows staying closer to the middle.
1,831
- 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 Kiama — higher than 97% of areas.
| Kiama | 1,831 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Average annual rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. While the average maximum temperature of 21.3°C is a little below the state average, the average minimum is a little above at 12.4°C.
21.3
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.4
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14400/kiama/topic/environment-climate