458
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Environment & Climate in Adelaide City
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Environmental patterns in Adelaide City have remained stable over the last decade. The area experiences a Mediterranean climate with an average annual rainfall of 458mm, which is much lower than most similar areas.
458
- 250–313: 12 areas
- 313–375: 6 areas
- 375–438: 13 areas
- 438–500: 10 areas
- 500–563: 17 areas
- 563–625: 20 areas
- 625–688: 35 areas
- 688–750: 17 areas
- 750–813: 25 areas
- 813–875: 17 areas
- 875–938: 15 areas
- 938–1,000: 13 areas
- 1,000–1,063: 11 areas
- 1,063–1,125: 23 areas
- 1,125–1,188: 19 areas
- 1,188–1,250: 13 areas
- 1,250–1,313: 12 areas
- 1,313–1,375: 10 areas
- 1,375–1,438: 13 areas
- 1,438–1,500: 9 areas
- 1,500–1,563: 7 areas
- 1,563–1,625: 4 areas
- 1,625–1,688: 4 areas
- 1,688–1,750: 2 areas
- 1,750–1,813: 3 areas
- 1,813–1,875: 1 area
- 1,875–1,938: 0 areas
- 1,938–2,000: 5 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide City — lower than 90% of areas.
| Adelaide City | 458 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,104 |
| South Australia | 143 |
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The typical maximum temperature is 22.7 degrees, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 29.4. While rainfall is far above the state average, the average minimum temperature of 11.7 degrees is a little below the state's 13.8.
22.7
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
11.7
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/environment-climate