Our seasons
HOW’S THE WEATHER?
The Lachlan region enjoys warm summers and mild winters – with around 430mm rainfall each year. Temperatures can range between daytime highs of 15 degrees in winter to 33 in the summer. However, the outback can get cool at night in winter, with frosts possible from May to August.
Summer
(Dec-Feb)
Average Highs 30-33C
Average Lows 17-19C
Autumn
(Mar-May)
Average Highs 19-29C
Average Lows 17-19C
Average Lows 17-19C
Winter
(Jun-Aug)
Average Highs 15-17C
Average Lows 4-5C
Average Lows 4-5C
Spring
(Sep-Nov)
Average Highs 20-28C
Average Lows
7-14C
7-14C
Yellow
A carpet of canola fields in spring
White
Cotton crops in autumn
Orange
World-famous sunrises and sunsets
Black
Inky dark skies – some of NSW’s best for stargazing
Green
More than 800 species of eucalypts
Gold
Discovered here in the 1870s and still mined near Burcher
Red
The unmistakable rich red soil
Rust Brown
A reminder of the agricultural methods and rail
Blue
The river and lakes: So important to the region