458
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Adelaide · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Adelaide
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much milder temperatures than the state average shape daily life in Adelaide. The city stays relatively cool, with an average maximum temperature of 22.7°C, though it is drier than many other parts of the country.
458
- 0–71: 0 areas
- 71–143: 6 areas
- 143–214: 17 areas
- 214–286: 31 areas
- 286–357: 45 areas
- 357–429: 42 areas
- 429–500: 34 areas
- 500–571: 42 areas
- 571–643: 36 areas
- 643–714: 62 areas
- 714–786: 42 areas
- 786–857: 27 areas
- 857–929: 21 areas
- 929–1,000: 24 areas
- 1,000–1,071: 13 areas
- 1,071–1,143: 10 areas
- 1,143–1,214: 13 areas
- 1,214–1,286: 11 areas
- 1,286–1,357: 7 areas
- 1,357–1,429: 13 areas
- 1,429–1,500: 10 areas
- 1,500–1,571: 8 areas
- 1,571–1,643: 6 areas
- 1,643–1,714: 4 areas
- 1,714–1,786: 1 area
- 1,786–1,857: 4 areas
- 1,857–1,929: 0 areas
- 1,929–2,000: 16 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide — lower than 72% of areas.
| Adelaide | 458 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,104 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Adelaide sees 458mm of annual rainfall, which is far above the South Australian figure of 143mm. While the typical maximum temperature is well below the state average, the average minimum of 11.7°C is a little below the state figure.
22.7
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.7
Higher than 59% of council (lga) 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40070/adelaide/topic/environment-climate