1,058
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Newcastle · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Newcastle
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
More than double the state average for rainfall defines the environment in Newcastle, where annual totals reach 1,058mm. This high rainfall combines with milder temperatures to create a distinct local climate compared to the rest of New South Wales.
1,058
- 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 Newcastle — higher than 79% of areas.
| Newcastle | 1,058 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is far above the state figure of 515mm, which is much higher than most areas. While maximum temperatures are about the same as the state average, minimum temperatures are well above the New South Wales figure of 10.0°C.
23.9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.9
Higher than 70% 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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15900/newcastle/topic/environment-climate