West Torrens · Council (LGA)

Environment & Climate in West Torrens

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

A far higher annual rainfall of 441mm defines the environment in West Torrens compared to the South Australian average. This area experiences milder weather than most similar places, with a typical maximum temperature of 22.4°C.

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📍 West Torrens, Council (LGA)

Where West Torrens sits — Average annual rainfall

441
  • 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 West Torrens — lower than 73% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
West Torrens441
Greater Adelaide 1,104
South Australia 143

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Rainfall is far above the state figure of 143mm, though it remains lower than in most other areas. Summer peaks are well below the South Australian average at 22.4°C, while typical minimums of 12.0°C are a little below the state figure.

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 West Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48410/west-torrens/topic/environment-climate