North Sydney · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in North Sydney

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

Much higher rainfall than most other areas defines the environment in North Sydney. This 10.5 square kilometre area sees an average of 1,419mm of rain each year, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm.

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📍 North Sydney, Council (LGA)

Where North Sydney sits — Average annual rainfall

1,419
  • 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 North Sydney — higher than 89% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
North Sydney1,419
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area's average minimum temperature of 13.7 degrees is much higher than most areas and well above the state average. Meanwhile, the average maximum temperature of 23.4 degrees is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.

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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15950/north-sydney/topic/environment-climate