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| Much of New South Wales has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons but the northern coastal areas are more sub tropical, often with heavy summer rain and sunny, drier winters. Broadly speaking, the further north you travel in the state the higher the temperatures. Sydney has a pleasant climate with mild winters and an excellent summer, mostly bright and sunny and normally not too hot (although temperatures can reach 40C at times). Canberra has a climate which is more akin to northern Europe with a normally mild summer and a cold winter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Click here for Current Weather Forecast for New South Wales + ACT www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw/forecasts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NSW can be roughly divided into six main geographical areas – the coastal strip, the Great Dividing Range, the dry western plains that cover around 65% of the state, the barren outback in the far west, the Blue Mountains near Sydney and the Snowy Mountains in the south east. There are more than 100 national parks in NSW and these are maintained by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The total area of NSW is 801,400 square kms (or 10.42% of Australia). The total area of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is 2,400 square kms (or 0.03% of Australia). |
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