Wednesday 1 April 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0

Greater Adelaide in March 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for March at most sites across Adelaide and the Hills were below average.
  • March mean maximum temperatures for Adelaide and the Hills ranged from 0.8 °C below average at Noarlunga to 1.0 °C above average at Mount Lofty.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for March at most sites across Adelaide and the Hills were above average.
  • March mean minimum temperatures for Adelaide and the Hills ranged from 0.8 °C below average at Parafield Airport to 1.7 °C above average at Mount Barker.

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 37.8 mm, which is 162% of the long-term average of 23.4 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 26.0 °C, which is 0.1 °C below the long-term average of 26.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 33.4 °C on the 24th, and the coolest day was on the 16th when the temperature reached 19.4 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 15.0 °C, which is 0.2 °C below the long-term average of 15.2 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 10.5 °C on the 9th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 21.9 °C.

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes in March 2026
Hottest day 34.1 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 10th
Warmest days on average 26.8 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 21.3 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 13.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 27th
Coldest night 6.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 13th
Coolest nights on average 11.8 °C at Mount Lofty
Warmest nights on average 15.5 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 21.9 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) on the 1st
21.9 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 1st
Warmest on average overall 20.6 °C at Edinburgh RAAF
Coolest on average overall 16.6 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 121.8 mm at Cromer Road
Wettest day 42.0 mm at Cromer Road on the 2nd
Strongest wind gust 74.0 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 26th

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Record highest March daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) 32.8 on the 17th 28.2 on 08 Mar 2011 24 21.5
Balhannah (Gumbooya) 25.4 on the 17th 22.0 on 09 Mar 2011 23 24.3


Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
March
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 37.8 81.8 in 1975 23.4

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported



Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Summary statistics for March 2026
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2026		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
March
2026		 Mean for
March
2026		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
March
2026		 Total for
March
2026		 Average
for
March		 Rank of
March
2026		 Fraction of
March
average
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 26.0 -0.1 33.4 24th 15.0 -0.2 10.5 9th 37.8 23.4 high 162%
Adelaide Airport M.O. 25.1 -0.5 32.7 10th 15.0 +0.4 10.0 29th 31.2 20.6 high 152%
Edinburgh RAAF 26.4 -0.7 34.1 10th 14.9 +0.3 9.0 27th 39.8 22.9 high 174%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 23.0 -0.4 31.1 10th 13.2 +0.3 9.3 27th 46.2 30.6 high 151%
Mount Barker 24.4 -0.4 33.2 10th 12.3 +1.7 8.1 5th 47.4 30.6 high 155%
Mount Crawford AWS 23.4 -0.3 32.3 10th 12.8 +0.5 7.3 27th 45.6 25.3 high 180%
Mount Lofty 21.3 +1.0 28.9 15th 11.8 +0.5 6.5 13th 61.8 38.9 high 159%
Noarlunga 25.1 -0.8 33.0 10th 15.5 -0.2 11.1 27th 20.8 17.5 average 119%
Parafield Airport 26.8 -0.3 33.9 23rd 13.9 -0.8 7.0 27th 35.4 21.3 high 166%

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Daily maximum temperatures for March 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 25.9 21.2 24.2 25.9 25.9 26.1 25.8 26.3 25.5 33.0 22.8 22.8 23.7 28.4 31.9 19.4 23.4 24.2 27.7 25.8 24.9 29.0 32.5 33.4 27.9 20.6 20.1 21.0 26.2 29.4 30.6
Adelaide Airport M.O. 25.0 21.3 24.5 25.0 24.6 23.3 24.7 26.1 24.9 32.7 22.4 22.1 24.3 25.8 30.3 19.3 23.3 24.8 26.6 24.0 23.1 25.3 31.0 31.1 27.0 21.1 21.1 20.6 25.2 27.5 29.1
Edinburgh RAAF 27.1 21.6 24.6 24.6 26.9 28.4 26.2 26.8 25.9 34.1 23.7 22.8 23.9 29.9 33.2 20.0 24.0 23.8 27.3 26.4 25.0 29.3 33.0 32.9 27.6 21.7 20.6 19.7 26.4 29.1 32.6
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 24.6 17.3 18.8 22.1 25.5 20.9 19.9 25.4 31.1 20.7 17.9 18.8 25.5 29.2 16.8 17.9 20.4 22.3 25.2 23.7 28.0 30.7 29.5 26.7 17.3 15.6 18.0 24.3 26.7 28.4
Mount Barker 25.4 17.8 21.5 24.8 29.8 30.0 23.1 23.0 27.2 33.2 24.9 19.1 21.5 26.6 30.8 17.8 17.6 19.7 24.2 26.2 27.0 29.6 30.8 30.6 27.5 19.2 16.9 18.5 25.0 27.3 19.2
Mount Crawford AWS 24.7 16.4 20.5 24.4 27.6 27.4 21.6 21.7 26.3 32.3 22.0 19.1 19.3 25.6 29.6 16.5 18.0 19.2 23.3 25.2 24.3 27.5 29.8 29.6 26.0 17.9 14.9 17.4 24.0 25.4 28.0
Mount Lofty 20.9 15.2 18.8 22.6 24.1 24.4 20.4 20.3 23.6 28.7 19.3 16.1 18.7 24.7 28.9 16.6 15.5 18.0 22.4 22.8 21.6 24.8 27.6 26.7 23.8 14.5 13.8 15.9 21.3 24.4 25.3
Noarlunga 25.1 20.7 23.1 26.4 24.8 24.3 25.4 23.8 25.1 33.0 22.6 22.1 22.8 26.4 32.1 19.1 21.5 24.1 26.9 24.8 23.5 26.9 32.2 31.8 25.7 20.0 20.3 22.2 25.4 27.7 29.8
Parafield Airport 26.6 22.2 26.0 25.7 27.4 28.1 26.0 26.9 26.7 33.9 23.7 23.7 24.4 30.0 33.6 19.6 24.4 24.5 28.0 27.0 25.4 29.7 33.9 33.0 27.9 21.7 21.9 20.5 26.6 29.7 31.8
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period		 -10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period
Daily minimum temperatures for March 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 21.9 18.6 15.5 12.7 11.4 12.6 12.8 12.3 10.5 13.7 18.9 13.0 12.2 12.1 15.7 17.7 17.2 17.9 15.7 16.7 13.3 11.9 18.1 19.6 18.9 14.2 11.0 11.4 12.1 17.8 18.3
Adelaide Airport M.O. 21.8 19.0 16.2 14.3 11.7 12.9 14.7 12.9 11.0 13.0 19.0 13.5 12.7 10.8 14.7 17.0 17.3 18.0 17.4 16.9 13.5 11.4 17.5 19.0 19.1 14.7 11.6 12.1 10.0 16.4 16.0
Edinburgh RAAF 21.9 19.1 15.5 12.0 11.5 13.9 13.3 14.4 10.8 13.2 18.9 12.5 12.7 11.8 14.2 17.1 17.2 17.8 17.0 17.0 14.4 12.0 17.2 18.4 19.4 15.6 9.0 10.9 10.8 15.8 15.2
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 19.5 15.1 12.5 12.0 12.4 13.3 10.2 11.2 11.5 16.6 11.0 10.5 10.7 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.7 13.7 12.3 12.5 10.7 15.8 20.2 18.5 11.4 9.3 9.6 11.7 13.4 15.3
Mount Barker 19.8 15.7 12.9 12.8 8.1 12.1 14.1 9.0 9.5 8.9 13.5 11.4 9.0 8.3 10.0 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.0 11.4 11.8 9.1 12.0 17.5 16.0 12.0 9.2 10.2 12.0 12.5 14.1
Mount Crawford AWS 18.5 14.8 10.9 10.5 12.3 12.0 11.6 8.2 10.5 12.2 16.8 10.2 7.3 10.4 13.5 13.9 13.7 13.9 13.0 14.3 14.7 11.7 16.1 20.6 19.0 11.1 7.3 8.5 10.7 12.1 16.9
Mount Lofty 17.9 13.8 9.5 9.9 10.8 10.4 11.3 7.6 9.1 12.4 14.1 8.6 6.5 8.3 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.7 12.1 13.6 13.2 11.9 14.7 20.5 17.5 9.6 6.6 7.5 10.3 11.6 16.3
Noarlunga 21.7 18.1 15.7 13.4 13.8 15.7 14.3 11.3 13.1 13.9 18.9 13.5 13.2 12.9 17.4 16.2 16.2 17.2 16.4 15.6 14.2 12.8 18.0 21.5 19.0 13.6 11.1 11.7 13.7 17.4 18.6
Parafield Airport 21.8 19.0 13.7 11.5 10.4 12.6 14.1 13.1 9.8 11.5 14.9 11.6 11.4 11.2 13.7 17.2 17.2 17.9 15.7 15.7 12.5 10.1 17.4 17.3 17.9 14.1 7.0 9.7 13.0 15.2 13.3
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period		 -10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period
Daily rainfall for March 2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) 7.2 11.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19.6 0.2 0.6 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - -
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 9.2 10.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 14.6 1.2 1.6
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) 8.0 12.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 8.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 6.2 8.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 20.8 - 0.6 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - - - -
Adelaide Airport Alert 8.0 7.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 12.0 0.4 1.0 - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - -
Adelaide Airport M.O. 8.2 7.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 12.6 - 1.4 - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - -
Aldgate 9.6 14.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 21.0 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.4 0.4 0.6 - -
Ashton 8.4 11.0 0.4 - - - - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 2.2 35.0 1.0 1.6 - - 0.4 - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.2 -
Ashton Co-op 11.4 9.8 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - → → 35.4 1.4 0.8 - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 → 1.2
Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) 10.0 12.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 18.8 0.8 0.8 - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.8 0.2 -
Balhannah (Gumbooya) 8.4 8.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.2 1.4 25.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 - -
Beaumont 6.2 11.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 21.4 - 0.4 - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - -
Belair 5.6 12.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 13.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - -
Belair (St Johns) 7.8 11.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 15.2 - 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - -
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 7.6 12.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 14.2 - - - - - - - - - - 0.6
Bellevue Heights 7.6 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 11.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - -
Birdwood 13.6 3.8 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 19.2 1.6 3.2 - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.4 0.4 - -
Birdwood (McVitties Hill) 14.4 8.8 - - - 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - 1.4 16.6 3.2 4.4 - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 -
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) 6.6 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 14.8 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - -
Burnside 6.6 11.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 18.4 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - -
Cherry Gardens 8.4 14.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 1.8 11.2 - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 0.2 - -
Clarendon 19.0 → → 15.0 0.4 → → → 1.0
Crafers West 7.4 16.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 1.8 18.8 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.4 0.2 - -
Cromer Road 26.2 42.0 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 3.8 33.6 7.4 5.0 - - 0.2 - - 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 -
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) 13.4 4.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 26.2 0.2 1.0 - - - - - 0.8
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) 10.2 2.8 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 3.8 24.8 - 1.6 - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - -
Edinburgh RAAF 8.6 6.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.6 18.2 0.2 1.2 - - - - - 1.2 - 0.2 - - - -
Felixstow (Payneham) 6.8 13.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 21.4 - 0.6 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - -
Gawler 7.2 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 12.6 0.8 0.4 - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - -
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 5.6 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 17.2 - - 0.2 - - - - 0.4 - - - - - -
Greenacres 6.8 12.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 17.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - -
Gumeracha - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31.0 - → 4.0 - - - -
Hahndorf 15.4 8.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.9 22.2 0.4 1.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 - -
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) 8.0 12.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18.2 - 1.0 - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - -
Happy Valley Reservoir 7.0 9.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 13.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.8 0.2 - - -
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) 14.2 18.8 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 17.6 2.4 2.8 - - 0.2 - - - 0.4 0.2 - 0.6 0.2 -
Heathfield Works Depot 26.0 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - → → 2.5 17.8 0.5 0.5 - - - - - - - 2.0 → → 1.6
Inglewood 6.8 4.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.6 23.8 0.2 2.0 - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - -
Ironstone Road 15.6 4.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 24.4 1.6 0.8 - - 0.2 - - 1.0 - - 0.4 0.2 - -
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) 5.6 15.8 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 3.0 13.4 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 -
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) 12.2 5.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 32.0 3.4 0.8 - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 1.0 - -
Kersbrook 10.8 3.8 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - 3.2 19.4 0.2 2.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - - -
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 9.6 17.6 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 2.2 14.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.8 - -
Lenswood 12.0 7.8 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 38.2 1.4 0.8 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 - -
Lenswood (Stringybark) 8.4 5.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 3.8 18.2 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.8 0.2 -
Lobethal (Graeber) 15.2 3.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.6 18.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 1.0 - 0.2 0.6 - -
Lobethal (Maidment Road) 17.2 5.0 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 3.8 25.0 0.8 2.4 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 - -
Long Ridge (Greenhill) 4.4 15.8 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 1.6 21.4 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Longwood Alert 11.2 14.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 18.6 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.2 -
Montacute 11.4 7.0 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 2.4 16.6 - 1.0 - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - -
Morphettville 6.8 3.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mount Barker 10.8 10.4 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - 1.6 18.0 1.4 0.8 - - - - - 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 - -
Mount Bold Reservoir 7.6 13.8 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 1.0 14.4 - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.4 0.6 - -
Mount Crawford AWS 15.2 4.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 18.6 1.0 1.2 - - - - - 2.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - -
Mount Lofty 11.2 15.2 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 2.6 27.8 0.6 0.8 - - - - - - - 0.2 0.8 1.4 - -
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) 8.2 15.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 15.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 0.2 - -
Mt Torrens 14.2 21.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 20.2 2.0 3.2 - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 - 0.4 1.8 - -
Mylor (Biggs Flat) 6.0 13.6 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - 1.8 14.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 0.8 0.2 0.4 - -
Noarlunga 7.8 5.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 5.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
North Adelaide 28.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19.4 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Parafield Airport 6.6 9.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 15.8 - 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) 11.6 11.0 0.8 - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 3.6 25.0 - 0.6 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 0.6 0.6 - -
Prospect Hill 8.8 16.4 0.8 - - - 0.6 - - - - 0.6 - - - 2.4 10.2 0.4 0.4 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 1.2 - - -
Regency Park 7.2 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 2.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - - - - -
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) 8.6 15.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 32.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - -
Sellicks Beach 10.3 5.8 3.4
Uraidla 13.0 9.2 3.0 34.0 2.0 1.2 1.0
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) 9.6 11.0 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 29.2 2.0 0.8 - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 -
Verdun 15.6 9.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 26.4 0.6 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 - -
Williamstown 9.2 3.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 17.2 1.4 0.4 - - - - - 0.8
Willunga 18.0 - - - - - - - - - - - → → 3.0 4.4 - - - - - - - - - - → → 1.4
Woodside (Inverbrackie) 6.8 4.4 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 2.6 21.4 3.6 0.6 0.2 - - 0.2 - 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.6 - -
Woodside (Wicks Estate) 6.8 7.0 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 2.6 24.2 0.8 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 -
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount		 0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Adelaide using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Adelaide “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 1 April 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.

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