Muswellbrook · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Muswellbrook

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

Over 200mm more rain falls annually in Muswellbrook than the New South Wales average. This area sees significantly higher rainfall than most other regions, while its temperatures remain relatively mild.

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📍 Muswellbrook, Council (LGA)

Where Muswellbrook sits — Average annual rainfall

762
  • 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 Muswellbrook — higher than 62% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Muswellbrook762
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is high at 762mm, well above the state figure of 515mm. Meanwhile, the usual low of 8.8°C is much lower than most areas, and the typical maximum of 23.3°C is about the same as the state average.

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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/topic/environment-climate