641
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Forbes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Forbes
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much lower average minimum temperatures than most similar areas define the environment in Forbes. This region experiences a cool climate where the usual nightly low is just 9.0°C, though it receives a little more rain than the New South Wales average.
641
- 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 Forbes — lower than 75% of areas.
| Forbes | 641 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees 641mm of annual rainfall, which is a little above the state figure of 515mm. While the average maximum temperature of 24.5°C is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum temperature is a little below the New South Wales figure.
24.5
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
9.0
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021065/forbes/topic/environment-climate