990
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Penrith · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Penrith
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Nearly 1,000mm of annual rainfall defines the wet and warm environment of Penrith. This level of rain is much higher than most similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure. It creates a distinct climate for the region, where high rainfall meets temperatures that are typical for the state.
990
- 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 Penrith — higher than 76% of areas.
| Penrith | 990 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 1,031 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Penrith averages 990mm, which is far above the state average of 515mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 25.5°C is higher than in most areas, it remains about the same as the New South Wales average.
25.5
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.9
Lower than 55% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16350/penrith/topic/environment-climate