Northern Beaches · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Northern Beaches

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

Much higher rainfall than most similar areas defines the environment in Northern Beaches. This region sees a huge 1,408mm of rain each year, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm.

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📍 Northern Beaches, Council (LGA)

Where Northern Beaches sits — Average annual rainfall

1,408
  • 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 Northern Beaches — higher than 89% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Northern Beaches1,408
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is generally cooler than most, with a typical maximum temperature of 22.8°C. While the days are a little cooler than the state average, the nights are well above the state figure with a typical minimum of 13.1°C.

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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15990/northern-beaches/topic/environment-climate