Rest of SA · Capital City

Environment & Climate in Rest of SA

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

A typical maximum temperature of 29.4°C marks the Rest of SA as a warmer region than most similar areas. This vast landscape is defined by high temperatures and very low rainfall, reflecting the harsh conditions common to much of the state.

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Where Rest of SA sits — Average annual rainfall

145
  • 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 Rest of SA — lower than 99% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Rest of SA145
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall is among the lowest for any such area at 145mm, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Both the typical maximum and minimum temperatures are higher than most similar areas.

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 Rest of SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4RSAU/rest-of-sa/topic/environment-climate