143
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
South Australia · State / Territory
Environment & Climate in South Australia
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
Just 143mm of annual rainfall makes South Australia one of the driest regions in the country. This dry climate is paired with temperatures that are generally higher than the national average.
143
- 0–36: 0 areas
- 36–71: 0 areas
- 71–107: 0 areas
- 107–143: 0 areas
- 143–179: 1 area
- 179–214: 1 area
- 214–250: 0 areas
- 250–286: 0 areas
- 286–321: 0 areas
- 321–357: 0 areas
- 357–393: 2 areas
- 393–429: 0 areas
- 429–464: 0 areas
- 464–500: 0 areas
- 500–536: 2 areas
- 536–571: 0 areas
- 571–607: 0 areas
- 607–643: 0 areas
- 643–679: 0 areas
- 679–714: 0 areas
- 714–750: 0 areas
- 750–786: 0 areas
- 786–821: 1 area
- 821–857: 0 areas
- 857–893: 0 areas
- 893–929: 1 area
- 929–964: 0 areas
- 964–1,000: 0 areas
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia.
Climate
Average rainfall and temperature.
The state is much drier than most other similar areas. It also tends to be warmer, with a typical maximum temperature of 29.4°C and a typical minimum of 13.8°C.
29.4
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
13.8
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 South Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/4/south-australia/topic/environment-climate