Murray River · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Murray River

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

A gap of 160mm in annual rainfall separates Murray River from the state average, making it a much drier region. The area sees far less rain than most other parts of New South Wales, though its temperatures remain typical for the region.

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📍 Murray River, Council (LGA)

Where Murray River sits — Average annual rainfall

355
  • 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 Murray River — lower than 82% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Murray River355
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is much lower than most areas, averaging just 355mm. While the usual maximum temperature of 24.9°C is about the same as the state figure, the typical minimum of 10.2°C is lower than in most other areas.

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 Murray River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15520/murray-river/topic/environment-climate