1,373
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Pittwater · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Pittwater
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
More than 1,370mm of average annual rainfall makes Pittwater a very wet place compared to the rest of the state. This high rainfall, paired with mild temperatures, shapes the daily environment for residents. It is much wetter than most other areas in Australia.
1,373
- 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 Pittwater — higher than 86% of areas.
| Pittwater | 1,373 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 1,031 |
| New South Wales | 515 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is far rainier than the New South Wales average of 515mm. While the typical maximum temperature of 23.0°C is a little below the state figure, the usual minimum temperature of 13.6°C is well above the state average.
23.0
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.6
Higher than 70% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12202/pittwater/topic/environment-climate