Tumut - Tumbarumba · Sub-region (SA3)

Environment & Climate in Tumut - Tumbarumba

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

More than 700mm of extra rain falls here annually compared to the state average, making Tumut - Tumbarumba a notably wet region. This area is also much cooler than the rest of New South Wales, with both typical high and low temperatures sitting well below the state figures.

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📍 Tumut - Tumbarumba, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Tumut - Tumbarumba sits — Average annual rainfall

1,219
  • 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 Tumut - Tumbarumba — higher than 76% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Tumut - Tumbarumba1,219
Rest of NSW 505
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the New South Wales figure at 1,219mm. The air is much cooler than in most areas, with typical maximums of 16.3 C and minimums of 5.2 C.

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 Tumut - Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11302/tumut-tumbarumba/topic/environment-climate