Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)

Environment & Climate in Sydney - South West

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

Rainfall and temperature patterns have remained steady since 2011 for Sydney - South West. The region sees a high average annual rainfall of 977mm, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 515mm.

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📍 Sydney - South West, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - South West sits — Average annual rainfall

977
  • 0–63: 0 areas
  • 63–125: 0 areas
  • 125–188: 2 areas
  • 188–250: 0 areas
  • 250–313: 1 area
  • 313–375: 5 areas
  • 375–438: 4 areas
  • 438–500: 2 areas
  • 500–563: 5 areas
  • 563–625: 4 areas
  • 625–688: 10 areas
  • 688–750: 6 areas
  • 750–813: 4 areas
  • 813–875: 1 area
  • 875–938: 6 areas
  • 938–1,000: 6 areas
  • 1,000–1,063: 2 areas
  • 1,063–1,125: 3 areas
  • 1,125–1,188: 4 areas
  • 1,188–1,250: 6 areas
  • 1,250–1,313: 3 areas
  • 1,313–1,375: 1 area
  • 1,375–1,438: 6 areas
  • 1,438–1,500: 2 areas
  • 1,500–1,563: 1 area
  • 1,563–1,625: 0 areas
  • 1,625–1,688: 2 areas
  • 1,688–1,750: 2 areas

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - South West — higher than 59% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Sydney - South West977
Greater Sydney 1,031
New South Wales 515

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area gets more rain than most similar places, with an average annual rainfall of 977mm. While the usual minimum temperature of 11.1°C is a little above the state figure, the typical maximum of 24.9°C is about the same as across New South Wales.

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 Sydney - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/environment-climate