Thermograph

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 45°C on 2019-01-24; its coldest fell to -1°C on 1982-07-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
45°C2019-01-24
16°C2003-01-01
29°C2009-01-29
8°C1987-01-09
February
43°C1983-02-07
16°C2005-02-03
29°C2004-02-14
9°C2008-02-29
March
42°C1986-03-06
14°C1983-03-22
26°C2024-03-11
6°C1984-03-28
April
35°C2005-04-02
12°C2008-04-27
22°C1992-04-04
3°C1983-04-16
May
28°C2005-05-04
9°C2000-05-27
17°C1997-05-01
3°C1990-05-21
June
25°C2005-06-07
9°C1981-06-22
15°C2026-06-12
0°C1982-06-04
July
22°C1985-07-27
6°C1989-07-22
12°C2005-07-26
-1°C1982-07-16
August
27°C2024-08-23
6°C2003-08-10
12°C2024-08-14
1°C2020-08-05
September
30°C1987-09-26
10°C1985-09-01
16°C1987-09-27
2°C1995-09-07
October
36°C1987-10-31
11°C1986-10-22
19°C2017-10-18
3°C1987-10-12
November
41°C2019-11-20
11°C1994-11-01
23°C2018-11-01
5°C1998-11-01
December
45°C2019-12-19
15°C1986-12-07
25°C2015-12-19
7°C1994-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
45°C2019-01-24
15°C1986-12-07
29°C2009-01-29
7°C1994-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
42°C1986-03-06
9°C2000-05-27
26°C2024-03-11
3°C1990-05-21
Winter (Jun–Aug)
27°C2024-08-23
6°C2003-08-10
15°C2026-06-12
-1°C1982-07-16
Spring (Sep–Nov)
41°C2019-11-20
10°C1985-09-01
23°C2018-11-01
2°C1995-09-07

All-time records

The most extreme value Adelaide has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 45°C 2019-01-24
Lowest 6°C 2003-08-10

Low

Highest 29°C 2009-01-29
Lowest -1°C 1982-07-16

Feels-like

Highest 60°C 1981-02-15
Lowest -6°C 1983-07-10

Humidity

Highest 18.9 g/m³ 2020-01-31
Lowest 4.0 g/m³ 1982-07-21

Wind

Highest 66 km/h 1986-12-07
Lowest 6 km/h 2004-07-20

Precip

Wettest 68 mm 2020-03-03
Driest 196-day dry spell 2017-09-29

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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