Burnside · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Burnside

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

Rainfall in Burnside reaches 624mm annually, which is far above the South Australian average. This makes the area noticeably wetter and cooler than much of the state. The environment is characterised by a mild climate that stays well below the state's typical heat.

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📍 Burnside, Council (LGA)

Where Burnside sits — Average annual rainfall

624
  • 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 Burnside — lower than 54% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Burnside624
Greater Adelaide 1,104
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The average maximum temperature of 21.7 degrees is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian figure. This cooler air is matched by average minimums of 11.2 degrees, which sit a little below the state average.

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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40700/burnside/topic/environment-climate