515
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
New South Wales · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in New South Wales
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
515 millimetres of annual rain falls on average across New South Wales, making it one of the wetter regions in Australia. This variety of rainfall and temperature shapes the landscape and daily life for people throughout the state.
515
- 0–36: 0 areas
- 36–71: 0 areas
- 71–107: 0 areas
- 107–143: 0 areas
- 143–179: 1 area
- 179–214: 1 area
- 214–250: 0 areas
- 250–286: 0 areas
- 286–321: 0 areas
- 321–357: 0 areas
- 357–393: 2 areas
- 393–429: 0 areas
- 429–464: 0 areas
- 464–500: 0 areas
- 500–536: 2 areas
- 536–571: 0 areas
- 571–607: 0 areas
- 607–643: 0 areas
- 643–679: 0 areas
- 679–714: 0 areas
- 714–750: 0 areas
- 750–786: 0 areas
- 786–821: 1 area
- 821–857: 0 areas
- 857–893: 0 areas
- 893–929: 1 area
- 929–964: 0 areas
- 964–1,000: 0 areas
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is New South Wales.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The state's average annual rainfall is much higher than most other similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical maximum and minimum temperatures of 25.2 and 10.0 degrees Celsius are around the middle for this level.
25.2
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.0
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 New South Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/1/new-south-wales/topic/environment-climate