1,393
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Port Macquarie-Hastings · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Port Macquarie-Hastings
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Rainfall and temperature patterns have remained steady since 2011 in Port Macquarie-Hastings. The region is defined by its exceptionally high annual rainfall, which far exceeds state levels.
1,393
- 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings — higher than 89% of areas.
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | 1,393 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall is much higher than most areas at 1,393mm, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. Temperatures are typical for the region, with an average maximum of 24.3°C and a minimum of 11.5°C.
24.3
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.5
Higher than 57% 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings/topic/environment-climate