177
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Coober Pedy · Council (LGA)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A typical maximum temperature of 29.2 degrees marks Coober Pedy as much hotter than most other areas. This arid environment sees very little rain, though it is slightly wetter than the state average. The heat is consistent, with both typical highs and lows remaining well above those of most other regions.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coober Pedy — lower than 99% of areas.
| Coober Pedy | 177 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
Rainfall is among the lowest for similar areas, averaging 177mm, which is a little above the South Australian figure. Meanwhile, the typical minimum temperature is 14.2 degrees, much higher than most other areas.
177
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
29.2
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
14.2
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41330/coober-pedy/topic/environment-climate