Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Bowral

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

Nearly 989mm of average annual rainfall makes Bowral much wetter than most similar areas. It is a cool, damp environment with temperatures that stay well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Bowral, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bowral sits — Average annual rainfall

989
  • 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 Bowral — higher than 60% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bowral989
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature of 19.7°C is much lower than most areas, while the typical minimum of 8.2°C is also a little below the New South Wales figure. This cool climate is paired with rainfall that is far above the state average.

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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/environment-climate