Yass Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Yass Surrounds

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

Over 900mm of rain falls annually in Yass Surrounds, making it much wetter than the state average. This area is also notably cooler than most parts of New South Wales, with both typical daytime and nighttime temperatures sitting well below the state figures.

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📍 Yass Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Yass Surrounds sits — Average annual rainfall

927
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Yass Surrounds — higher than 55% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Yass Surrounds927
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure at 927mm. This wetness comes with a chill, as the typical minimum temperature of 7.5 degrees is among the lowest for similar 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 Yass Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061542/yass-surrounds/topic/environment-climate