Parramatta · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Parramatta

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

More than 600mm of extra rain falls annually in Parramatta compared to the New South Wales average. This makes the area much wetter than most other parts of the state. While rainfall is high, the temperatures remain typical for the region.

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📍 Parramatta, Council (LGA)

Where Parramatta sits — Average annual rainfall

1,147
  • 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 Parramatta — higher than 82% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Parramatta1,147
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Parramatta receives 1,147mm of rain each year, which is far above the state figure of 515mm. The average maximum temperature of 24.2 degrees is about the same as the state average, though the typical minimum of 12.0 degrees is a little above 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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16260/parramatta/topic/environment-climate