986
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Orange · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Orange
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive rainfall gap defines the environment in Orange, where yearly totals are far above the state average. The area is notably cooler than most of New South Wales, with temperatures staying well below the state figures for both daily highs and lows.
986
- 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 Orange — higher than 76% of areas.
| Orange | 986 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Orange receives 986mm of rain annually, which is far above the New South Wales average of 515mm. It is also a cold place, with a typical maximum temperature of 18.7 degrees and a minimum of 5.9 degrees, both of which are among the lowest for similar areas.
18.7
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
5.9
Lower than 99% 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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16150/orange/topic/environment-climate