Thursday 29 January 2026 - Annual Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC53R0
South Australia in 2025
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in 2025 were below to very much below average for most of the state, and above average in parts of the north-east.
- South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in 2025 was 161.0 mm, 28% below the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the driest year in South Australia since 2019.
- Monthly rainfall totals for South Australia were below average for most months during 2025, with the driest May on record since 2005.
- July 2025 was the state's wettest July since 1998.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in 2025 were above to very much above average for all of the state.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 28.6 °C, 1.86 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fourth-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- During heatwave conditions on the 11th and 12th February, several sites had their hottest February day on record, including Oodnadatta that reached 48.7 °C on the 12th, a new South Australian state record for February.
- Mean minimum temperatures in 2025 were above to very much above average for most of the state, and near average in parts of the south-east.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 13.3 °C, 1.13 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the third-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 20.9 °C, 1.50 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the third-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- Loxton Research Centre and Renmark Aero had their highest annual mean maximum temperature on record.
- Coonawarra and Padthaway had their coldest night (lowest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Kimba had its highest annual mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Yunta Airstrip had its equal highest annual mean temperature on record.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in 2025 | |
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| Hottest day |
48.7 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 12 February |
| Warmest days on average |
30.8 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
17.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
5.8 °C at Mount Lofty on 9 July |
| Coldest night |
-4.7 °C at Coonawarra on 20 May |
| Coolest nights on average |
7.8 °C at Coonawarra |
| Warmest nights on average |
16.4 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
31.4 °C at Tarcoola Aero on 12 February 31.4 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 5 January |
| Warmest on average overall |
23.4 °C at Moomba Airport 23.4 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
13.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
1004.0 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse) |
| Wettest day |
76.8 mm at Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservation Park) on 28 July |
| Strongest wind gust |
126.0 km/h at Moomba Airport on 27 January 126.0 km/h at Neptune Island on 26 May |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest year mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for year |
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| Loxton Research Centre | 25.5 | 25.4 | in 2019 | 40 | 24.1 |
| Renmark Aero | 26.1 | 26.0 | in 2024 | 28 | 25.0 |
| Record lowest year temperature | ||||||
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| Coonawarra | -4.7 | on 20 May | -3.8 | on 22 Jun 2019 | 41 | 8.1 |
| Padthaway South | -4.5 | on 19 May | -4.0 | on 23 Jun 2019 | 26 | 8.5 |
| Highest year mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Kimba | 11.4 | 11.5 | in 2000 | 10.4 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
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| Yunta Airstrip | 17.7 | =17.7 | in 2013 | 20 | 17.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
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| Mean for year 2025 |
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Highest for year 2025 |
Mean for year 2025 |
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Lowest for year 2025 |
Total for year 2025 |
Average for year |
Rank of year 2025 |
Fraction of year average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 28.7 | +1.0 | 46.0 | 27 Jan 2025 | 14.6 | +0.7 | 1.7 | 3 Aug 2025 | 140.5 | 190.2 | average | 74% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 29.0 | +1.2 | 48.1 | 12 Feb 2025 | 14.6 | +0.4 | 1.8 | 23 Jul 2025 | 98.8 | 145.7 | low | 68% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 28.5 | +0.9 | 43.5 | 11 Feb 2025 | 14.0 | +0.7 | -3.0 | 23 Jul 2025 | 251.0 | 269.2 | average | 93% |
| Mount Ive | 26.6 | 45.0 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.3 | -1.5 | 1 Jul 2025 | 198.9 | 246.3 | average | 81% | ||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 28.5 | +0.7 | 45.8 | 27 Jan 2025 | 13.4 | +0.7 | -0.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 100.4 | 149.4 | low | 67% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 28.8 | +1.1 | 47.8 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.4 | +0.3 | -3.1 | 21 May 2025 | 125.8 | 180.2 | low | 70% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 27.4 | +1.5 | 45.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | 13.6 | +0.8 | 2.4 | 2 Jul 2025 | 114.0 | 184.0 | low | 62% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 43.9 | 27 Jan 2025 | -1.6 | 3 Aug 2025 | 158.8 | 254.0 | low | 63% | ||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 27.7 | +1.1 | 44.8 | 27 Jan 2025 | 13.8 | +0.9 | 0.2 | 2 Jul 2025 | 122.8 | 215.3 | low | 57% |
| Marree Aero | 30.1 | +0.9 | 47.2 | 27 Jan 2025 | 14.5 | +0.5 | 0.8 | 11 Jun 2025 | 37.2 | 146.0 | v low | 25% |
| Moomba Airport | 30.4 | +0.8 | 46.2 | 27 Jan 2025 | 16.4 | +0.8 | 1.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 119.6 | 178.5 | average | 67% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 30.8 | +1.6 | 48.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 16.0 | +1.3 | 1.6 | 2 Aug 2025 | 83.4 | 172.8 | low | 48% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 24.4 | +0.8 | 44.4 | 11 Feb 2025 | 11.4 | +0.9 | 0.3 | 20 May 2025 | 209.2 | 292.2 | low | 72% |
| Cleve | 44.2 | 12 Feb 2025 | 1.0 | 30 Oct 2025 | 287.0 | 399.8 | low | 72% | ||||
| Cleve Aerodrome | 23.2 | +0.6 | 45.6 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.6 | +0.1 | 1.9 | 19 Aug 2025 | 253.8 | 350.8 | low | 72% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 38.3 | 11 Feb 2025 | 4.1 | 9 Aug 2025 | 378.8 | |||||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 26.1 | 45.1 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 1 Jul 2025 | 128.2 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 23.3 | +0.3 | 42.4 | 15 Mar 2025 | 9.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 20 May 2025 | 390.4 | 418.0 | average | 93% |
| Elliston | 40.1 | 26 Jan 2025 | 1.4 | 1 Aug 2025 | 407.0 | 426.5 | average | 95% | ||||
| Kimba | 43.6 | 12 Feb 2025 | 3.6 | 20 May 2025 | 274.6 | 346.6 | low | 79% | ||||
| Kyancutta | 45.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | -2.0 | 20 May 2025 | 279.1 | 310.3 | average | 90% | ||||
| Minnipa PIRSA | 25.1 | +0.4 | 44.2 | 11 Feb 2025 | 11.4 | +0.2 | 2.4 | 1 Aug 2025 | 281.4 | 284.9 | average | 99% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 22.0 | +0.7 | 43.2 | 15 Mar 2025 | 11.7 | +0.4 | 2.7 | 14 Aug 2025 | 363.4 | 395.9 | average | 92% |
| Nullarbor | 24.6 | +0.8 | 47.3 | 11 Feb 2025 | 11.8 | +0.9 | 1.0 | 20 May 2025 | 238.8 | 251.6 | average | 95% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 46.0 | 12 Feb 2025 | -0.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 123.6 | 219.4 | low | 56% | ||||
| Streaky Bay | 24.1 | +1.0 | 44.0 | 11 Feb 2025 | 2.9 | 7 Dec 2025 | 335.4 | 377.5 | average | 89% | ||
| Whyalla Aero | 24.4 | +0.6 | 44.8 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.3 | +0.7 | 0.4 | 1 Jul 2025 | 146.2 | 262.5 | v low | 56% |
| Wudinna Aero | 44.8 | 11 Feb 2025 | -1.3 | 23 Sep 2025 | 251.4 | 275.8 | average | 91% | ||||
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 42.4 | 27 Jan 2025 | -2.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 168.8 | 304.0 | low | 56% | ||||
| Yongala | 41.6 | 2 Feb 2025 | -1.9 | 2 Jul 2025 | 277.2 | 362.2 | low | 77% | ||||
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 26.2 | +0.8 | 45.2 | 27 Jan 2025 | 9.3 | 0.0 | -4.6 | 19 May 2025 | 144.6 | 261.0 | v low | 55% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 25.5 | +0.9 | 44.3 | 27 Jan 2025 | 9.9 | +0.4 | -3.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 158.0 | 206.7 | low | 76% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 22.5 | +1.0 | 41.8 | 12 Feb 2025 | 9.3 | +0.3 | -2.2 | 21 May 2025 | 369.2 | 533.9 | low | 69% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 25.6 | 45.2 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 19 May 2025 | 295.6 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 24.8 | +0.6 | 44.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 9.2 | +0.2 | -1.0 | 19 May 2025 | 286.6 | 367.2 | low | 78% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 21.2 | +0.7 | 42.2 | 18 Dec 2025 | 12.2 | +0.2 | 2.5 | 20 May 2025 | 374.6 | 383.2 | average | 98% |
| Kadina AWS | 23.9 | +0.2 | 43.6 | 12 Feb 2025 | 10.3 | +0.4 | -1.0 | 20 May 2025 | 305.6 | 327.1 | average | 93% |
| Maitland | 42.6 | 12 Feb 2025 | 4.0 | 1 Jul 2025 | 391.4 | 502.3 | low | 78% | ||||
| Minlaton Aero | 22.8 | +0.2 | 42.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.3 | +0.4 | 1.3 | 16 Aug 2025 | 316.2 | 348.9 | average | 91% |
| Price | 41.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 3.2 | 19 Aug 2025 | 210.8 | 325.2 | v low | 65% | ||||
| Stenhouse Bay | 21.1 | +0.7 | 42.1 | 12 Feb 2025 | 13.3 | +0.3 | 5.1 | 20 May 2025 | 438.2 | 451.0 | average | 97% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 19.4 | +0.3 | 37.9 | 2 Feb 2025 | 5.1 | 8 Aug 2025 | 537.4 | 541.7 | average | 99% | ||
| Cape Willoughby | 19.1 | +0.9 | 36.4 | 29 Dec 2025 | 13.6 | +0.7 | 5.6 | 30 Aug 2025 | 425.9 | 535.3 | low | 80% |
| Kingscote Aero | 21.8 | +0.8 | 41.9 | 15 Mar 2025 | 9.2 | +0.2 | -1.4 | 20 May 2025 | 346.8 | 443.7 | low | 78% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 20.3 | +0.4 | 42.2 | 12 Feb 2025 | 10.0 | +0.3 | 1.7 | 12 Nov 2025 | 552.8 | 578.5 | average | 96% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 23.2 | +1.4 | 43.3 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.5 | +0.5 | 2.9 | 1 Jul 2025 | 423.8 | 526.5 | low | 80% |
| Adelaide Airport M.O. | 22.4 | +0.8 | 41.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.4 | +0.9 | 2.3 | 20 May 2025 | 363.0 | 436.1 | low | 83% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 23.7 | +1.0 | 44.4 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.7 | +0.5 | 0.7 | 19 May 2025 | 372.0 | 429.0 | low | 87% |
| Parafield Airport | 24.1 | +1.5 | 44.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 20 May 2025 | 383.2 | 446.3 | low | 86% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 24.4 | +0.7 | 44.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 10.0 | +0.3 | -1.5 | 19 May 2025 | 331.8 | 377.4 | average | 88% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 22.5 | +0.9 | 41.0 | 2 Feb 2025 | 9.2 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 21 May 2025 | 387.4 | 472.3 | low | 82% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 21.3 | +0.5 | 43.0 | 12 Feb 2025 | 12.2 | +0.3 | 3.3 | 20 May 2025 | 290.4 | 391.1 | low | 74% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 19.8 | +0.5 | 41.0 | 12 Feb 2025 | 10.7 | +0.4 | 3.7 | 30 Aug 2025 | 765.2 | 719.3 | average | 106% |
| Mount Barker | 40.8 | 12 Feb 2025 | 0.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 696.4 | 762.3 | average | 91% | ||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 19.8 | +0.7 | 39.3 | 2 Feb 2025 | 10.0 | +0.3 | 2.1 | 8 Aug 2025 | 593.8 | 654.1 | average | 91% |
| Mount Lofty | 17.9 | +2.0 | 38.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | 9.2 | +0.5 | 1.2 | 8 Aug 2025 | 901.4 | 967.6 | average | 93% |
| Noarlunga | 22.2 | +0.5 | 42.0 | 12 Feb 2025 | 13.1 | +0.4 | 4.1 | 20 May 2025 | 391.2 | 446.5 | average | 88% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 39.4 | 12 Feb 2025 | 3.8 | 30 Aug 2025 | 732.4 | 814.2 | average | 90% | ||||
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 40.7 | 18 Dec 2025 | -0.5 | 20 May 2025 | 526.8 | 550.4 | average | 96% | ||||
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 25.5 | +1.4 | 45.4 | 27 Jan 2025 | 9.3 | +0.1 | -2.7 | 24 Jul 2025 | 145.7 | 259.8 | v low | 56% |
| Renmark Aero | 26.1 | +1.1 | 46.6 | 27 Jan 2025 | 9.7 | 0.0 | -3.7 | 24 Jul 2025 | 113.4 | 236.5 | v low | 48% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 41.0 | 2 Feb 2025 | 1.6 | 20 Aug 2025 | 299.6 | 444.6 | v low | 67% | ||||
| Meningie | 42.4 | 3 Feb 2025 | 383.6 | 467.5 | low | 82% | ||||||
| Murray Bridge | 24.2 | +1.1 | 42.9 | 15 Mar 2025 | 10.5 | +0.6 | 0.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 242.1 | 347.9 | low | 70% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 23.6 | +0.4 | 43.4 | 3 Feb 2025 | 9.4 | +0.3 | -2.2 | 20 Aug 2025 | 248.4 | 309.4 | low | 80% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 22.2 | +0.6 | 42.9 | 12 Feb 2025 | 10.5 | +0.2 | 0.6 | 19 Aug 2025 | 399.2 | 420.6 | average | 95% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 43.0 | 27 Jan 2025 | -0.6 | 20 May 2025 | 216.3 | 338.1 | v low | 64% | ||||
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 42.5 | 3 Feb 2025 | 9.2 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 19 May 2025 | 427.3 | 459.0 | average | 93% | ||
| Keith (Munkora) | 23.3 | +0.4 | 42.6 | 2 Feb 2025 | 8.1 | +0.2 | -4.1 | 19 May 2025 | 376.6 | 394.5 | average | 95% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 24.1 | +0.7 | 44.5 | 27 Jan 2025 | 8.6 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 19 Aug 2025 | 270.6 | 313.7 | average | 86% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 37.3 | 29 Dec 2025 | 1.8 | 20 May 2025 | 530.6 | 495.6 | average | 107% | ||||
| Coonawarra | 21.2 | +0.7 | 40.6 | 2 Feb 2025 | 7.8 | -0.3 | -4.7 | 20 May 2025 | 516.2 | 559.3 | average | 92% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 20.4 | +1.3 | 39.8 | 22 Feb 2025 | 8.9 | +0.7 | -0.2 | 5 Sep 2025 | 719.6 | 712.7 | average | 101% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 22.1 | +0.5 | 42.1 | 2 Feb 2025 | 8.2 | 0.0 | -3.8 | 19 May 2025 | 440.8 | 484.7 | average | 91% |
| Padthaway South | 22.0 | +0.5 | 41.3 | 2 Feb 2025 | 8.0 | -0.5 | -4.5 | 19 May 2025 | 437.8 | 468.2 | average | 94% |
| Robe | 35.5 | 12 Feb 2025 | 11.3 | +0.4 | 1.6 | 30 Aug 2025 | 618.7 | 632.8 | average | 98% | ||
| Robe Airfield | 19.9 | +0.3 | 39.7 | 12 Feb 2025 | 9.8 | +0.2 | -1.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 585.6 | 593.9 | average | 99% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Annual climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in South Australia using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Thursday 29 January 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than
10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
