Marion · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Marion

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

Far more rain falls in Marion than the South Australian average, with 585mm of annual rainfall. This creates a climate that is notably milder and wetter than much of the rest of the state.

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📍 Marion, Council (LGA)

Where Marion sits — Average annual rainfall

585
  • 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 Marion — lower than 59% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Marion585
Greater Adelaide 1,104
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area sees an average maximum temperature of 21.3°C, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the state figure. Typical overnight lows sit at 11.7°C, a little below the South Australian 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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44060/marion/topic/environment-climate