Annual mean 16°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
26.8 °C
Coldest
13.1 °C
Wettest
22%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Adelaide over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C. The rainy (wet) season in Adelaide runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 21% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Adelaide are highest in November, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in April, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Adelaide come in February, when the sky is typically 51% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 67%.
Month by month Adelaide climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
19°C
23°C
7%
53%
4.5 m/s
69
34
49
February
25°C
18°C
22°C
5%
51%
4.3 m/s
72
30
56
March
24°C
16°C
21°C
6%
54%
4.0 m/s
75
26
61
April
21°C
14°C
17°C
9%
60%
3.6 m/s
71
8
82
May
17°C
11°C
13°C
17%
63%
3.8 m/s
37
0
83
June
14°C
9°C
10°C
20%
67%
3.9 m/s
10
0
74
July
14°C
9°C
9°C
21%
67%
4.3 m/s
5
0
70
August
14°C
9°C
10°C
19%
64%
4.3 m/s
9
0
73
September
16°C
10°C
12°C
17%
62%
4.4 m/s
28
1
78
October
19°C
13°C
15°C
12%
61%
4.4 m/s
48
5
80
November
22°C
15°C
17°C
13%
62%
4.6 m/s
57
13
72
December
24°C
17°C
20°C
8%
55%
4.6 m/s
66
23
62
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Adelaide weather by season
Year round, Adelaide has days of about 14°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 26°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 9°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Adelaide weather in winterJune to August
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 20%
Winter in Adelaide has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Adelaide weather in springSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 14%
Spring in Adelaide has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Adelaide weather in summerDecember to February
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 7%
Summer in Adelaide has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Adelaide weather in autumnMarch to May
High 21°CLow 14°CRain 11%
Autumn in Adelaide has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Adelaide?
The rainy (wet) season in Adelaide runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 21% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 5%.
What time of year is Adelaide windiest?
Winds in Adelaide are highest in November, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in April, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Adelaide year round?
The average temperature in Adelaide over the whole year is 16°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C.