1,053
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
The Hills Shire · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in The Hills Shire
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Over 1,000mm of annual rain falls across The Hills Shire, making it much wetter than most other areas. This high rainfall is the most striking feature of the local climate, while temperatures remain typical for the region.
1,053
- 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 The Hills Shire — higher than 79% of areas.
| The Hills Shire | 1,053 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 1,031 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area's average annual rainfall of 1,053mm is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. Average maximum and minimum temperatures are around the middle for similar areas, sitting at 24.7°C and 11.5°C respectively.
24.7
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.5
Higher than 56% 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 The Hills Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17420/the-hills-shire/topic/environment-climate