572
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Kangaroo Island · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Kangaroo Island
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Much lower temperatures than most similar areas define the environment of Kangaroo Island. The region is notably cooler than the South Australian average, while receiving significantly more rainfall than the state typical.
572
- 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 Kangaroo Island — lower than 60% of areas.
| Kangaroo Island | 572 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
Typical maximum temperatures are just 20.0°C, which is well below the South Australian figure of 29.4°C. This cooler climate is paired with 572mm of annual rainfall, far above the state average of 143mm.
20.0
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
10.5
Lower than 62% 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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42750/kangaroo-island/topic/environment-climate