Playford · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in Playford

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

A typical year in Playford brings 414mm of rainfall, making it much wetter than most other local areas. This rainfall helps balance the local climate, where temperatures remain notably milder than the South Australian average.

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📍 Playford, Council (LGA)

Where Playford sits — Average annual rainfall

414
  • 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 Playford — lower than 76% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Playford414
Greater Adelaide 1,104
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Daily temperatures are cooler than the state average, with a typical maximum of 23.4°C and a minimum of 10.8°C. While rainfall is far above the South Australian figure of 143mm, it remains much 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/environment-climate