370
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Adelaide Plains · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Adelaide Plains
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Environmental conditions in Adelaide Plains have remained steady over the last decade, with rainfall figures that stand out from the rest of the state. Annual rainfall here reaches 370mm, which is far above the South Australian average of 143mm.
370
- 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 Plains — lower than 80% of areas.
| Adelaide Plains | 370 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
While rainfall is high, the area is cooler than the state average, with typical maximums of 23.6°C and minimums of 10.8°C. These temperature figures sit around the middle for similar areas.
23.6
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.8
Lower than 57% 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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40150/adelaide-plains/topic/environment-climate