591
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Snowy Monaro Regional · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Low temperatures define the environment of Snowy Monaro Regional, with average maximums and minimums among the lowest for similar areas. This chilly climate is paired with a yearly rainfall of 591mm, which is slightly higher than the New South Wales figure.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Snowy Monaro Regional — lower than 58% of areas.
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 591 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is far colder than the state average, with a typical low of 4.4°C and a high of 18.7°C. Annual rainfall reaches 591mm, which is a little above the 515mm seen across New South Wales.
591
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
18.7
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
4.4
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Snowy Monaro Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17040/snowy-monaro-regional/topic/environment-climate