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Summer Weather in Adelaide South Australia, Australia

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 77°F to 81°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 97°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 83°F on February 12.

Daily low temperatures are around 61°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 74°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 64°F on January 23.

For reference, on February 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Adelaide typically range from 63°F to 83°F, while on July 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 45°F to 58°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Adelaide

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FSpringFallFeb 1283°FFeb 1283°F63°F63°FDec 177°FDec 177°F59°F59°FFeb 2881°FFeb 2881°F62°F62°FJan 181°FJan 181°F62°F62°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in Adelaide

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Pan de Azúcar, Uruguay (7,547 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Adelaide (view comparison).

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The summer in Adelaide experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 35% to 27%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 24% on February 10.

The clearest day of the summer is February 10, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 76% of the time.

For reference, on May 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 42%, while on February 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 76%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Adelaide

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFallMay 3058%May 3058%Dec 165%Dec 165%Feb 2873%Feb 2873%Jan 173%Jan 173%Feb 175%Feb 175%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Adelaide, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is decreasing, starting the season at 12% and ending it at 6%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 31% on July 1, and its lowest chance is 5% on February 11.

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Adelaide

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%SpringFallFeb 115%Feb 115%Dec 112%Dec 112%Feb 286%Feb 286%Jan 17%Jan 17%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Adelaide is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.8 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on January 15.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Adelaide

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inSpringFallJan 150.5 inJan 150.5 inDec 10.8 inDec 10.8 inFeb 280.6 inFeb 280.6 inJan 10.5 inJan 10.5 inFeb 10.5 inFeb 10.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the summer in Adelaide, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 27 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 59 seconds, and weekly decrease of 6 minutes, 50 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is February 28, with 12 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Adelaide

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSpringFallDec 2114 hr, 31 minDec 2114 hr, 31 mindaydaydaydaynightFeb 2812 hr, 53 minFeb 2812 hr, 53 minFeb 113 hr, 48 minFeb 113 hr, 48 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Adelaide is 5:54 AM on December 6 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 7:01 AM on February 28.

The latest sunset is 8:33 PM on January 7 and the earliest sunset is 39 minutes earlier at 7:54 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is observed in Adelaide during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets 14 hours, 31 minutes later, at 8:29 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:23 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:11 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Adelaide

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSpringFall5:54 AM5:54 AMDec 68:18 PMDec 68:18 PM6:10 AM6:10 AMJan 78:33 PMJan 78:33 PM7:01 AM7:01 AMFeb 287:54 PMFeb 287:54 PM6:35 AM6:35 AMFeb 18:22 PMFeb 18:22 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the summer. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in Adelaide

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFall0010202030304050506060700010102030304040506070
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Solar elevation and azimuth in the the summer of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in Adelaide

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallNov 111:18 PMNov 111:18 PMNov 167:59 AMNov 167:59 AMDec 14:52 PMDec 14:52 PMDec 157:32 PMDec 157:32 PMDec 318:57 AMDec 318:57 AMJan 148:58 AMJan 148:58 AMJan 2911:07 PMJan 2911:07 PMFeb 1312:24 AMFeb 1312:24 AMFeb 2811:15 AMFeb 2811:15 AMMar 145:25 PMMar 145:25 PMMar 299:28 PMMar 299:28 PM7:37 PM7:37 PM7:25 PM7:25 PM5:45 AM5:45 AM5:21 AM5:21 AM8:31 PM8:31 PM8:40 PM8:40 PM6:07 AM6:07 AM9:12 PM9:12 PM8:22 PM8:22 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM8:32 PM8:32 PM8:15 PM8:15 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM6:51 AM6:51 AM8:08 PM8:08 PM7:34 PM7:34 PM7:50 AM7:50 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Adelaide is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 1% of 1% throughout.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 2% on February 6.

For reference, on February 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on May 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Adelaide

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFallFeb 62%Feb 62%Dec 10%Dec 10%Feb 282%Feb 282%Jan 12%Jan 12%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Adelaide is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 11.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.9 miles per hour, while on May 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the summer is 11.9 miles per hour on January 26.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Adelaide

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphSpringFallJan 2611.9 mphJan 2611.9 mphDec 111.0 mphDec 111.0 mphFeb 2811.1 mphFeb 2811.1 mphJan 111.6 mphJan 111.6 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Adelaide throughout the summer is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 56% on January 29.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Adelaide

Wind Direction in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Adelaide is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Adelaide is increasing during the summer, rising by 5°F, from 65°F to 70°F, over the course of the season.

The highest average surface water temperature during the summer is 70°F on February 17.

Average Water Temperature in the Summer in Adelaide

Average Water Temperature in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°FSpringFallFeb 1770°FFeb 1770°FDec 165°FDec 165°FJan 168°FJan 168°FFeb 170°FFeb 170°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Adelaide are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Adelaide

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFall100%Jan 15100%Jan 15coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Adelaide are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 1,804°F, from 1,231°F to 3,035°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Adelaide

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FSpringFallDec 11,231°FDec 11,231°FFeb 283,035°FFeb 283,035°FJan 11,805°FJan 11,805°FFeb 12,468°FFeb 12,468°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Adelaide is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 7.9 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 8.3 kWh on January 4.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Adelaide

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in AdelaideDecJanFeb0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhSpringFallJan 48.3 kWhJan 48.3 kWhDec 17.9 kWhDec 17.9 kWhFeb 286.7 kWhFeb 286.7 kWhFeb 17.8 kWhFeb 17.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Adelaide are -34.929 deg latitude, 138.599 deg longitude, and 194 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Adelaide contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 259 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 145 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,444 feet). Within 50 miles also contains large variations in elevation (2,444 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Adelaide is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and sparse vegetation (17%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (28%), and within 50 miles by cropland (40%) and water (37%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Adelaide, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Adelaide.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Adelaide according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Adelaide is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Adelaide and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Adelaide Airport (YPAD, 42%, 4 mi, west, -174 ft elevation change)
  • Adelaide (APAD, 42%, 4 mi, west, -174 ft elevation change)
  • Parafield Airport (YPPF, 16%, 10 mi, north, -138 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Adelaide and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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