Climate zones

Within NatHERS Australia is divided into many regions of similar climate, that is, regions where local climate conditions are unlikely to require significant house design differences. The number of climate zones is limited by the number of locations of appropriate quality climate data, and locations which are sufficiently unique to warrant separation from nearby zones.

One or more Postcodes are linked to a particular climate zone, except where there is likely to be a topographical or other feature that impacts the local climate and alternative zones are offered for the same Postcode. For example; if a Postcode includes a mountainous area, an alternative climate zone better representing the local climate above a certain altitude may be offered.

Climate zones map - click to enlarge

New climate zones are considered for inclusion in NatHERS by the National Administrator when evidence is provided by a suitably qualified expert that the climate of a particular region varies sufficiently from the surrounding climate zones to warrant different building design strategies, and that adequate Bureau of Meteorology climate data exists for a specific location (city or town) within the proposed new zone.

Climate zones used by NatHERS software
Climate region	Location	Latitude	Longitude
1	Darwin Airport	12.4 S	130.9 E
2	Port Hedland	20.4 S	118.6 E
3	Longreach	23.4 S	144.3 E
4	Carnarvon	24.9 S	113.7 E
5	Townsville	19.3 S	146.8 E
6	Alice Springs	23.8 S	133.9 E
7	Rockhampton	23.4 S	150.5 E
8	Moree MO	29.5 S	149.9 E
9	Amberley	27.6 S	152.7 E
10	Brisbane	27.4 S	153.1 E
11	Coffs Harbour MO	30.3 S	153.1 E
12	Geraldton	28.8 S	114.7 E
13	Perth	31.9 S	115.9 E
14	Armidale	30.5 S	151.7 E
15	Williamtown AMO	32.8 S	151.8 E
16	Adelaide	34.9 S	138.6 E
17	Sydney RO	33.9 S	151.2 E
18	Nowra RAN	35.0 S	150.5 E
19	Charleville	26.4 S	146.3 E
20	Wagga AMO	35.2 S	147.5 E
21	Melbourne RMO	37.8 S	145.0 E
22	East Sale	38.1 S	147.1 E
23	Launceston	41.4 S	147.1 E
24	Canberra Airport	35.3 S	149.2 E
25	Cabramurra	35.9 S	148.4 E
26	Hobart	42.8 S	147.5 E
27	Mildura AMO	34.2 S	142.1 E
28	Richmond NSW	33.6 S	150.8 E
29	Weipa	12.7 S	141.9 E
30	Wyndham	15.5 S	128.1 E
31	Willis Island	16.3 S	150.0 E
32	Cairns	16.9 S	145.8 E
33	Broome	18.0 S	122.2 E
34	Learmonth	22.2 S	114.1 E
35	Mackay	21.1 S	149.2 E
36	Gladstone	23.9 S	151.3 E
37	Halls Creek	18.2 S	127.7 E
38	Tennant Creek	19.6 S	134.1 E
39	Mt Isa	20.7 S	139.5 E
40	Newman	23.4 S	119.7 E
41	Giles	25.0 S	128.3 E
42	Meekatharra	26.6 S	118.5 E
43	Oodnadatta	27.6 S	135.5 E
44	Kalgoorlie	30.8 S	121.5 E
45	Woomera	31.2 S	136.8 E
46	Cobar AMO	31.5 S	145.8 E
47	Bickley	32.0 S	116.1 E
48	Dubbo Airport	32.2 S	148.6 E
49	Katanning	33.7 S	117.6 E
50	Oakey	27.4 S	151.7 E
51	Forrest	30.8 S	128.1 E
52	Swanbourne	32.0 S	115.8 E
53	Ceduna	32.1 S	133.7 E
54	Mandurah	32.5 S	115.7 E
55	Esperance	33.8 S	121.9 E
56	Mascot AMO	33.9 S	151.2 E
57	Manjimup	34.2 S	116.1 E
58	Albany	35.0 S	117.8 E
59	Mt Lofty	35.0 S	138.7 E
60	Tullamarine (Melbourne Airport)	37.7 S	144.9 E
61	Mt Gambier	37.8 S	140.8 E
62	Moorabbin	38.0 S	145.1 E
63	Warrnambool	38.3 S	142.4 E
64	Cape Otway	38.9 S	143.5 E
65	Orange Air Port	33.4 S	149.1 E
66	Ballarat	37.5 S	143.8 E
67	Low Head	41.1 S	146.8 E
68	Launceston Airport	41.5 S	147.2 E
69	Thredbo Valley	36.5 S	148.3 E