Murrumbidgee · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Murrumbidgee

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

A little less rain than the state average defines the environment in Murrumbidgee, where annual rainfall sits at 460mm. This dry trend makes the region drier than most other similar areas. Temperatures remain typical for the region, with a usual high of 24.5°C.

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📍 Murrumbidgee, Council (LGA)

Where Murrumbidgee sits — Average annual rainfall

460
  • 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 Murrumbidgee — lower than 71% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Murrumbidgee460
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is lower than most areas, falling 55mm short of the New South Wales average. Typical maximum and minimum temperatures are about the same as the state figures, at 24.5°C and 9.8°C.

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 Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15560/murrumbidgee/topic/environment-climate