Tamworth Regional · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Tamworth Regional

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

Rainfall and temperature patterns in Tamworth Regional have remained steady over the last decade. The area sees 843mm of annual rain, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. This makes the region significantly wetter than most other similar areas across the state.

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📍 Tamworth Regional, Council (LGA)

Where Tamworth Regional sits — Average annual rainfall

843
  • 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 Tamworth Regional — higher than 69% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Tamworth Regional843
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is higher than most areas at 843mm. While the usual maximum temperature of 25.0°C is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum of 8.4°C is much lower than most areas.

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 Tamworth Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17310/tamworth-regional/topic/environment-climate