1,182
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Port Stephens · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Port Stephens
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive 1,182mm of annual rainfall defines the wet conditions in Port Stephens. This is far above the New South Wales average of 515mm, making it much wetter than most other areas in the state.
1,182
- 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 Stephens — higher than 84% of areas.
| Port Stephens | 1,182 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is warmer than most, with a typical low of 13.0°C, which is well above the state figure. Meanwhile, the average maximum temperature of 24.0°C is about the same as the New South Wales average.
24.0
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.0
Higher than 71% 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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16400/port-stephens/topic/environment-climate