Bathurst · Sub-region (SA3)

Environment & Climate in Bathurst

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

Cooler temperatures and higher rainfall define daily life in Bathurst. This region sees a typical annual rainfall of 824mm, which is well above the New South Wales average of 515mm.

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📍 Bathurst, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Bathurst sits — Average annual rainfall

824
  • 250–313: 12 areas
  • 313–375: 6 areas
  • 375–438: 13 areas
  • 438–500: 10 areas
  • 500–563: 17 areas
  • 563–625: 20 areas
  • 625–688: 35 areas
  • 688–750: 17 areas
  • 750–813: 25 areas
  • 813–875: 17 areas
  • 875–938: 15 areas
  • 938–1,000: 13 areas
  • 1,000–1,063: 11 areas
  • 1,063–1,125: 23 areas
  • 1,125–1,188: 19 areas
  • 1,188–1,250: 13 areas
  • 1,250–1,313: 12 areas
  • 1,313–1,375: 10 areas
  • 1,375–1,438: 13 areas
  • 1,438–1,500: 9 areas
  • 1,500–1,563: 7 areas
  • 1,563–1,625: 4 areas
  • 1,625–1,688: 4 areas
  • 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
  • 1,750–1,813: 3 areas
  • 1,813–1,875: 1 area
  • 1,875–1,938: 0 areas
  • 1,938–2,000: 5 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst — lower than 54% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bathurst824
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is much cooler than the state average, with a typical maximum temperature of 18.5°C and a minimum of 5.7°C. Both these figures are among the lowest for similar 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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10301/bathurst/topic/environment-climate