1,253
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Lake Macquarie - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Lake Macquarie - West
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Heavy rainfall defines daily life in Lake Macquarie - West, where the area receives far more rain than most of the state. With an annual average of 1,253mm, the region is much wetter than typical Australian locations.
1,253
- 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 Lake Macquarie - West — higher than 78% of areas.
| Lake Macquarie - West | 1,253 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 505 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Yearly rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm. While the area is much wetter than most, its typical maximum and minimum temperatures remain about the same as the state averages.
24.0
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
12.0
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lake Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11102/lake-macquarie-west/topic/environment-climate