280
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Mid Murray · Council (LGA)
Environment & Climate in Mid Murray
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A massive rainfall gap defines Mid Murray, where the annual average of 280mm is far above the South Australian figure of 143mm. This expansive region experiences a climate that is much drier than most similar areas across the country.
280
- 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 Mid Murray — lower than 89% of areas.
| Mid Murray | 280 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 145 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area is much colder than most similar places, with typical minimum temperatures of 9.5C falling well below the state average. Maximum temperatures average 23.8C, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 29.4C.
23.8
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
9.5
Lower than 75% 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 Mid Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44210/mid-murray/topic/environment-climate