Wentworth · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Wentworth

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

Only 292mm of rain falls on average each year in Wentworth, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the region one of the driest areas in the state. The local climate is generally hotter and drier than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Wentworth, Council (LGA)

Where Wentworth sits — Average annual rainfall

292
  • 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 Wentworth — lower than 88% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Wentworth292
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature of 25.9 degrees is higher than most areas. While the usual minimum temperature of 10.9 degrees is around the middle for its level, the annual rainfall is much lower than most other places.

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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/environment-climate