New South Wales
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New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. As of September 2025, the population of New South Wales was over 8.6 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population live in the Greater Sydney area.
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The next week in New South Wales
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
24° / 13°
UV Moderate
Sun
Drizzle
17° / 14°
5.0 mm
Mon
Rain
16° / 14°
22.2 mm
Tue
Drizzle
20° / 13°
1.4 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Partly cloudy
18° / 10°
UV Moderate
Thu
Clear
18° / 8°
UV Moderate
Fri
Clear
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / 0°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
10.5h
06:52 – 17:23local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Getting around New South Wales
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Denelson83 (original).
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.