Orange - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Orange - North

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

Climate patterns in Orange - North have remained steady over the last decade. The area is defined by its cool temperatures and high rainfall, with an annual average of 915mm which is far above the New South Wales figure.

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📍 Orange - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Orange - North sits — Average annual rainfall

915
  • 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 Orange - North — higher than 54% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Orange - North915
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Typical temperatures are well below the state average, with a maximum of 19.3 °C and a minimum of 6.3 °C. These figures place the area among the coolest of its kind.

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 Orange - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041078/orange-north/topic/environment-climate