826
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Armidale Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Environment & Climate in Armidale Surrounds - South
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive gap in rainfall marks Armidale Surrounds - South, where the annual average is 826mm, far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. This vast landscape of 3,280.3 square kilometres is notably cooler and wetter than much of the state.
826
- 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 Armidale Surrounds - South — lower than 53% of areas.
| Armidale Surrounds - South | 826 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is chilly, with an average minimum temperature of 6.7°C that is well below the state average and among the lowest for similar areas. Typical maximum temperatures are also a little below the state figure at 20.9°C.
20.9
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
6.7
Lower than 99% 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 Armidale Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011188/armidale-surrounds-south/topic/environment-climate