Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Newtown

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

An annual rainfall of 1,390mm makes Newtown much wetter than most other areas. This high level of rain is far above the New South Wales average of 515mm, contributing to the local environmental profile of the suburb.

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📍 Newtown, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newtown sits — Average annual rainfall

1,390
  • 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 Newtown — higher than 86% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Newtown1,390
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature of 23.4 C is about the same as the state figure. Meanwhile, the average minimum temperature of 13.7 C is well above the New South Wales average and higher than most 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031640/newtown/topic/environment-climate