695
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Upper Hunter Shire · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Upper Hunter Shire
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Environmental conditions in Upper Hunter Shire have remained steady over the last decade, though the area stays notably wetter than the state average. It is a region where high rainfall meets cool nights, creating a distinct local climate.
695
- 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 Upper Hunter Shire — higher than 57% of areas.
| Upper Hunter Shire | 695 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Annual rainfall reaches 695mm, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. While daytime highs are about the same as the state average, nighttime lows are much lower than most areas, averaging just 9.3 degrees.
24.0
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
9.3
Lower than 79% 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 Upper Hunter Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17620/upper-hunter-shire/topic/environment-climate