Peterborough · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Peterborough

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

Climate patterns in Peterborough have remained steady over the last decade, with the area seeing 242mm of average annual rainfall. This makes it one of the driest places of its kind, although it still receives far more rain than the South Australian average.

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📍 Peterborough, Council (LGA)

Where Peterborough sits — Average annual rainfall

242
  • 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 Peterborough — lower than 93% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Peterborough242
Rest of SA 145
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

The area is cooler than most, with an average maximum temperature of 23.3°C and a minimum of 8.5°C. Both figures are well below the state and national typicals, particularly the minimum temperature which is far below South Australia's 13.8°C.

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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45540/peterborough/topic/environment-climate