1,624
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Lismore · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Lismore
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Lismore ranks among the wettest areas in the region, with rainfall figures far exceeding the state average. The local environment is defined by high moisture and warmth, making it significantly wetter than most other parts of New South Wales.
1,624
- 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 Lismore — higher than 93% of areas.
| Lismore | 1,624 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall reaches 1,624mm, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. The area is also warmer than most others, with a typical low of 13.5°C, well above the state average.
26.1
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.5
Higher than 73% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14850/lismore/topic/environment-climate