Lower Eyre Peninsula · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Lower Eyre Peninsula

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

A cool and relatively damp climate shapes daily life across the Lower Eyre Peninsula. This region is far wetter than the South Australian average, receiving 495mm of rain a year, while staying notably cooler than the rest of the state.

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📍 Lower Eyre Peninsula, Council (LGA)

Where Lower Eyre Peninsula sits — Average annual rainfall

495
  • 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 Lower Eyre Peninsula — lower than 68% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Lower Eyre Peninsula495
Rest of SA 145
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is much cooler than the state average, with a typical maximum temperature of 22.0°C and a minimum of 11.2°C. Rainfall is far above the South Australian figure of 143mm, though it remains lower than most other similar areas.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lower Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43710/lower-eyre-peninsula/topic/environment-climate