1,104
Higher than 88% of capital city areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Environment & Climate in Greater Adelaide
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
An average annual rainfall of 1,104mm makes Greater Adelaide one of the wettest areas at this level. This high rainfall defines the region's environment, which also experiences temperatures that stay well below the South Australian state averages.
1,104
- 0–54: 0 areas
- 54–107: 0 areas
- 107–161: 1 area
- 161–214: 1 area
- 214–268: 0 areas
- 268–321: 0 areas
- 321–375: 1 area
- 375–429: 1 area
- 429–482: 0 areas
- 482–536: 1 area
- 536–589: 1 area
- 589–643: 0 areas
- 643–696: 0 areas
- 696–750: 0 areas
- 750–804: 1 area
- 804–857: 1 area
- 857–911: 2 areas
- 911–964: 1 area
- 964–1,018: 1 area
- 1,018–1,071: 1 area
- 1,071–1,125: 1 area
- 1,125–1,179: 0 areas
- 1,179–1,232: 0 areas
- 1,232–1,286: 0 areas
- 1,286–1,339: 0 areas
- 1,339–1,393: 0 areas
- 1,393–1,446: 0 areas
- 1,446–1,500: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Adelaide — higher than 88% of areas.
| Greater Adelaide | 1,104 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall in Greater Adelaide is far above the state figure, reaching 1,104mm. It is also a cooler region, with a typical maximum temperature of 19.1°C and a minimum of 9.7°C, both of which are well below the state averages.
19.1
Lower than 86% of capital city areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
9.7
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Sources
- SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/environment-climate