Bankstown · Sub-region (SA3)

Environment & Climate in Bankstown

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

Bankstown experiences much higher rainfall than most similar areas, with an annual average of 1,076mm. This makes the region significantly wetter than the New South Wales state average.

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📍 Bankstown, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Bankstown sits — Average annual rainfall

1,076
  • 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 Bankstown — higher than 66% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Bankstown1,076
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is far above the state figure of 515mm. While the average maximum temperature of 24.4°C is about the same as the state average, the typical minimum temperature of 11.9°C is a little higher.

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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11901/bankstown/topic/environment-climate