Wagga Wagga · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Wagga Wagga

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

Climate patterns in Wagga Wagga have remained steady since 2011, though the area sees significantly more rain than the state average. Annual rainfall reaches 692mm, making the region much wetter than most of New South Wales.

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📍 Wagga Wagga, Council (LGA)

Where Wagga Wagga sits — Average annual rainfall

692
  • 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 Wagga Wagga — higher than 56% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Wagga Wagga692
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is cooler than most, with a typical low of 8.4 °C and a typical high of 22.5 °C, both of which are lower than the New South Wales figures.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17750/wagga-wagga/topic/environment-climate