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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 6°C.

Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Adelaide, South Australia, Australia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 17°C High · 89th pct
Low 10°C Near Record · 99th pct
Feels-like 8°C Very High · 99th pct
Humidity 8.6 g/m³ High · 87th pct
Wind 11 km/h Very Low · 10th pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Adelaide average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is May (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 30°C 16°C 0 mm
February 29°C 16°C 0 mm
March 27°C 14°C 0 mm
April 22°C 12°C 0 mm
May 18°C 9°C 3 mm
June 15°C 7°C 3 mm
July 14°C 6°C 3 mm
August 15°C 7°C 3 mm
September 18°C 8°C 3 mm
October 21°C 9°C 0 mm
November 24°C 12°C 0 mm
December 27°C 14°C 0 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 45°C on 2019-01-24
  • Coldest day on record: -1°C on 1982-07-16

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Percentiles compare each day to Adelaide, South Australia, Australia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →