Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre

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Telephone02 9816 1298

Emailfieldofmar-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Weather and Climate

Weather and climate

Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

Visit the Bureau of Meteorology for up to date weather information for the area.

Climate is a description of the average daily weather and how it varies with season at a specifc location.

Broadly, the Sugarloaf area experiences a warm wet summer-autumn and a cool drier winter-spring. Average annual rainfall is around 1200mm. Local conditions are influenced by topography and aspect.

Bureau of Meteorology climate information sources: