Tuesday 2 September 2025 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0
South Australia in winter 2025
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in winter were above average for the south-east of the state, the Mid North district, the Eyre Peninsula and the West Coast district.
- Rainfall totals in winter were average to below average in the Murraylands and Riverland districts and northern pastoral regions.
- South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in winter was 54.5 mm, 1% below 1961–1990 average.
- Some sites had their highest winter daily rainfall on record, including at Maitland with 122 years of observations.
- Some sites had their highest total winter rainfall on record.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in winter were above average for in northern pastoral regions and in parts of the east and south-east, and close to average across the rest of the state.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 19.68 °C, 0.84 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Mean minimum temperatures in winter were above to very much above average for most of the west of the state, and below average in eastern areas of the Murraylands and Riverland districts.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 6.19 °C, 0.51 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 12.94 °C, 0.68 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Tarcoola Aero had its warmest winter night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Nullarbor had its highest winter mean minimum temperature on record.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in winter 2025 | |
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| Hottest day |
34.5 °C at Moomba Airport on 26 August |
| Warmest days on average |
21.4 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
10.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
5.8 °C at Mount Lofty on 9 July |
| Coldest night |
-3.7 °C at Renmark Aero on 24 July |
| Coolest nights on average |
3.7 °C at Renmark Aero 3.7 °C at Yongala |
| Warmest nights on average |
10.4 °C at Cape Willoughby |
| Warmest night |
19.3 °C at Tarcoola Aero on 25 August |
| Warmest on average overall |
14.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
7.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
568.4 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse) |
| Wettest day |
73.4 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse) on 10 July |
| Strongest wind gust |
104.0 km/h at Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) on 22 July 104.0 km/h at Hindmarsh Island AWS on 7 June |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest winter daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for Winter |
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| Maitland | 50.2 | on 28 July | 49.0 | on 18 Jul 1916 | 122 | 194.9 |
| Buckleboo (Karinya) | 35.0 | on 15 July | 32.4 | on 02 Jun 1989 | 37 | 97.7 |
| Edithburgh | 33.8 | on 26 July | 31.0 | on 23 Jun 2023 | 32 | 143.8 |
| Minlaton Aero | 32.0 | on 26 July | 28.0 | on 06 Jun 2001 | 23 | 132.5 |
| Record highest winter total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for Winter |
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| Minnipa PIRSA | 180.8 | 177.8 | in 2009 | 28 | 106.9 |
| Longwood Alert | 514.0 | 495.4 | in 2004 | 23 | 349.1 |
| Record highest winter daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for Winter |
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| Tarcoola Aero | 19.3 | on 25 August | 18.8 | on 23 Aug 2024 | 28 | 5.2 |
| Record highest winter mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for Winter |
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| Nullarbor | 7.3 | =7.3 | in 2011 | 35 | 5.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for winter 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for Winter 2025 |
Diff from average |
Highest for Winter 2025 |
Mean for Winter 2025 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for Winter 2025 |
Total for Winter 2025 |
Average for Winter |
Rank of Winter 2025 |
Fraction of Winter average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 19.5 | +0.2 | 28.5 | 25 Aug 2025 | 7.0 | +0.3 | 1.7 | 3 Aug 2025 | 24.9 | 38.9 | average | 64% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 19.6 | +0.1 | 32.8 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 23 Jul 2025 | 23.0 | 25.2 | average | 91% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 19.3 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.5 | +0.3 | -3.0 | 23 Jul 2025 | 33.0 | 36.4 | average | 91% |
| Mount Ive | 17.5 | -0.5 | 24.0 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.2 | -1.5 | 1 Jul 2025 | 123.0 | 74.7 | high | 165% | |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 19.3 | -0.1 | 28.9 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.8 | +0.7 | -0.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 23.0 | 30.7 | average | 75% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 19.9 | +0.1 | 29.3 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.9 | +0.7 | 0.1 | 18 Jul 2025 | 34.8 | 36.2 | average | 96% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 18.3 | +0.4 | 29.1 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.6 | +0.1 | 2.4 | 2 Jul 2025 | 44.0 | 43.2 | average | 102% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 22.7 | 4 Jun 2025 | -1.6 | 3 Aug 2025 | 44.8 | 43.5 | average | 103% | ||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 18.0 | +0.2 | 27.1 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.9 | +0.4 | 0.2 | 2 Jul 2025 | 38.6 | 47.0 | average | 82% |
| Marree Aero | 20.4 | 0.0 | 30.7 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 11 Jun 2025 | 16.0 | 22.4 | average | 71% |
| Moomba Airport | 20.4 | -0.4 | 34.5 | 26 Aug 2025 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 12.8 | 27.1 | average | 47% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 21.4 | +0.7 | 33.7 | 25 Aug 2025 | 7.3 | +0.7 | 1.6 | 2 Aug 2025 | 11.2 | 28.2 | average | 40% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 18.4 | +0.2 | 25.8 | 21 Aug 2025 | 7.4 | +1.3 | 0.6 | 1 Aug 2025 | 121.6 | 106.3 | average | 114% |
| Cleve | 16.1 | +0.1 | 21.6 | 2 Jun 2025 | 1.0 | 8 Aug 2025 | 145.8 | 140.7 | average | 104% | ||
| Cleve Aerodrome | 15.8 | -0.4 | 21.6 | 2 Jun 2025 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 19 Aug 2025 | 136.4 | 126.6 | average | 108% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 16.4 | 20.7 | 25 Aug 2025 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 9 Aug 2025 | 218.6 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 17.3 | 26.9 | 25 Aug 2025 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1 Jul 2025 | 71.8 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 16.4 | +0.1 | 21.7 | 2 Jun 2025 | 6.1 | +0.4 | -0.3 | 1 Aug 2025 | 240.6 | 189.9 | high | 127% |
| Elliston | 23.5 | 14 Aug 2025 | 8.7 | +0.5 | 1.4 | 1 Aug 2025 | 278.9 | 201.8 | high | 138% | ||
| Kimba | 20.6 | 14 Aug 2025 | 4.0 | 28 Jul 2025 | 170.2 | 122.4 | high | 139% | ||||
| Kyancutta | 23.6 | 2 Jun 2025 | 0.0 | 1 Jul 2025 | 184.2 | 116.0 | high | 159% | ||||
| Minnipa PIRSA | 16.4 | -0.6 | 22.0 | 2 Jun 2025 | 7.4 | +0.5 | 2.4 | 1 Aug 2025 | 180.8 | 106.9 | highest | 169% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 16.5 | -0.1 | 22.3 | 2 Jun 2025 | 7.9 | +0.2 | 2.7 | 14 Aug 2025 | 217.0 | 172.1 | high | 126% |
| Nullarbor | 19.1 | +0.1 | 28.6 | 14 Aug 2025 | 7.3 | +1.4 | 1.4 | 11 Jul 2025 | 123.0 | 80.9 | high | 152% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 18.5 | -0.2 | 26.8 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.2 | +0.9 | -0.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 71.4 | 56.0 | high | 128% |
| Streaky Bay | 17.3 | +0.2 | 22.0 | 20 Jun 2025 | 5.0 | 10 Aug 2025 | 207.6 | 171.8 | high | 121% | ||
| Whyalla Aero | 17.4 | -0.2 | 25.8 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.6 | +0.8 | 0.4 | 1 Jul 2025 | 79.6 | 69.8 | high | 114% |
| Wudinna Aero | 17.3 | -0.4 | 22.6 | 2 Jun 2025 | 6.7 | +0.6 | -0.6 | 1 Aug 2025 | 160.6 | 105.5 | high | 152% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 15.8 | -0.9 | 25.3 | 25 Aug 2025 | 5.1 | +0.9 | -2.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 71.9 | 101.1 | average | 71% |
| Yongala | 13.5 | -0.2 | 20.3 | 25 Aug 2025 | 3.7 | +1.1 | -1.9 | 2 Jul 2025 | 156.1 | 119.9 | high | 130% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 17.7 | -0.1 | 23.6 | 22 Aug 2025 | 3.8 | -0.3 | -3.2 | 1 Jun 2025 | 50.1 | 60.8 | average | 82% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 16.2 | -0.3 | 24.6 | 25 Aug 2025 | 4.2 | +0.6 | -3.6 | 2 Jul 2025 | 63.6 | 42.5 | high | 150% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 13.7 | +0.1 | 20.2 | 22 Jun 2025 | 4.6 | +0.1 | -2.0 | 18 Jul 2025 | 213.2 | 199.3 | average | 107% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 16.9 | 22.9 | 25 Aug 2025 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 2 Jul 2025 | 158.2 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 15.8 | -0.4 | 22.4 | 22 Jun 2025 | 5.2 | +0.3 | -0.5 | 4 Jun 2025 | 185.8 | 132.1 | high | 141% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 15.6 | -0.1 | 21.7 | 2 Jun 2025 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18 Jul 2025 | 181.4 | 153.4 | high | 118% |
| Kadina AWS | 16.2 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.2 | +0.8 | -0.5 | 2 Jul 2025 | 118.4 | 102.3 | high | 116% |
| Maitland | 20.5 | 11 Aug 2025 | 4.0 | 1 Jul 2025 | 178.8 | 194.9 | average | 92% | ||||
| Minlaton Aero | 15.8 | -0.2 | 22.0 | 22 Jun 2025 | 7.5 | +0.3 | 1.3 | 16 Aug 2025 | 162.8 | 136.3 | high | 119% |
| Price | 22.0 | 22 Jun 2025 | 3.2 | 19 Aug 2025 | 95.1 | 109.1 | average | 87% | ||||
| Stenhouse Bay | 16.2 | +0.1 | 21.0 | 2 Jun 2025 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3 Aug 2025 | 260.8 | 206.4 | high | 126% |
| Warooka | 19.5 | 26 Aug 2025 | 4.8 | 5 Aug 2025 | 222.4 | 187.3 | high | 119% | ||||
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 14.7 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 2 Jun 2025 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 8 Aug 2025 | 314.4 | 249.5 | high | 126% |
| Cape Willoughby | 14.9 | +0.3 | 19.1 | 22 Jun 2025 | 10.4 | +0.3 | 5.6 | 30 Aug 2025 | 236.5 | 229.5 | average | 103% |
| Kingscote Aero | 15.9 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 2 Jun 2025 | 6.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 19 Aug 2025 | 226.8 | 188.1 | high | 121% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 14.3 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 2 Jun 2025 | 7.4 | +0.3 | 3.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | 323.0 | 277.9 | high | 116% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 16.1 | +0.5 | 22.0 | 22 Jun 2025 | 8.6 | +0.6 | 2.9 | 1 Jul 2025 | 230.4 | 198.3 | high | 116% |
| Adelaide Airport | 15.9 | +0.2 | 22.6 | 22 Jun 2025 | 8.3 | +0.8 | 3.0 | 1 Jul 2025 | 194.8 | 163.9 | high | 119% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 16.1 | +0.1 | 22.8 | 22 Jun 2025 | 7.2 | +0.7 | 1.3 | 31 Jul 2025 | 187.4 | 154.0 | high | 122% |
| Parafield Airport | 16.5 | +0.6 | 23.3 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.8 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 1 Jul 2025 | 180.8 | 165.0 | average | 110% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 16.1 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.2 | +0.3 | 0.1 | 31 Jul 2025 | 166.0 | 132.6 | high | 125% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 14.2 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 2 Jun 2025 | 5.0 | +0.1 | -0.7 | 18 Jul 2025 | 197.6 | 171.5 | average | 115% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 16.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 14 Aug 2025 | 8.2 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 145.0 | 151.8 | average | 96% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 13.2 | +0.2 | 19.9 | 22 Jun 2025 | 7.1 | +0.1 | 3.7 | 30 Aug 2025 | 412.2 | 312.0 | high | 132% |
| Mount Barker | 14.3 | +0.6 | 20.2 | 22 Jun 2025 | 5.8 | +0.8 | 0.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 394.0 | 309.8 | high | 127% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 11.7 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 8 Aug 2025 | 328.0 | 273.7 | high | 120% |
| Mount Lofty | 10.4 | +0.8 | 16.4 | 22 Jun 2025 | 5.4 | +0.1 | 1.2 | 8 Aug 2025 | 457.2 | 421.1 | average | 109% |
| Noarlunga | 15.7 | +0.2 | 21.8 | 22 Jun 2025 | 9.1 | +0.1 | 4.6 | 31 Jul 2025 | 190.0 | 181.1 | average | 105% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 12.5 | +0.3 | 17.8 | 11 Aug 2025 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 30 Aug 2025 | 433.0 | 355.0 | high | 122% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 22.5 | 22 Jun 2025 | 0.8 | 19 Aug 2025 | 180.6 | 232.8 | low | 78% | ||||
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 17.2 | +0.5 | 24.2 | 25 Aug 2025 | 4.1 | -0.3 | -2.7 | 24 Jul 2025 | 52.0 | 75.6 | low | 69% |
| Renmark Aero | 17.7 | +0.4 | 25.8 | 25 Aug 2025 | 3.7 | -0.6 | -3.7 | 24 Jul 2025 | 43.4 | 58.9 | low | 74% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 13.4 | -0.4 | 18.8 | 11 Aug 2025 | 5.9 | +0.5 | 1.6 | 20 Aug 2025 | 166.1 | 157.4 | average | 106% |
| Meningie | 21.0 | 2 Jun 2025 | 132.8 | 179.9 | low | 74% | ||||||
| Murray Bridge | 17.1 | +0.2 | 22.9 | 2 Jun 2025 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 110.5 | 110.6 | average | 100% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 16.2 | -0.1 | 21.4 | 2 Jun 2025 | 5.0 | +0.1 | -2.2 | 20 Aug 2025 | 111.4 | 95.5 | high | 117% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 15.7 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 19 Aug 2025 | 210.0 | 159.0 | high | 132% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 21.4 | 2 Jun 2025 | -0.5 | 1 Jul 2025 | 83.0 | 107.5 | average | 77% | ||||
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 15.9 | +0.3 | 20.7 | 23 Jun 2025 | 5.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | 4 Jun 2025 | 228.5 | 166.2 | high | 138% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 15.5 | -0.1 | 20.5 | 22 Jun 2025 | 5.2 | +0.2 | -2.3 | 4 Jun 2025 | 211.4 | 156.1 | high | 135% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 15.5 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 25 Aug 2025 | 4.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 19 Aug 2025 | 118.0 | 95.6 | high | 123% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 14.6 | +0.1 | 18.8 | 10 Aug 2025 | 7.4 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 20 Aug 2025 | 272.4 | 221.4 | high | 123% |
| Coonawarra | 14.7 | +0.3 | 20.0 | 2 Jun 2025 | 4.9 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 5 Jun 2025 | 245.2 | 229.5 | average | 107% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 14.5 | +0.7 | 19.3 | 2 Jun 2025 | 5.6 | +0.1 | 0.0 | 2 Aug 2025 | 352.0 | 281.1 | high | 125% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 14.8 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 2 Jun 2025 | 5.6 | +0.1 | -0.6 | 1 Aug 2025 | 234.8 | 188.5 | high | 125% |
| Padthaway South | 14.8 | -0.1 | 19.7 | 22 Jun 2025 | 5.2 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 4 Jun 2025 | 244.0 | 191.0 | high | 128% |
| Robe | 14.3 | +0.2 | 16.9 | 22 Aug 2025 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 30 Aug 2025 | 332.9 | 285.5 | high | 117% |
| Robe Airfield | 15.1 | +0.1 | 19.9 | 22 Jun 2025 | 6.7 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 19 Aug 2025 | 328.6 | 272.6 | high | 120% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Seasonal 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 Tuesday 2 September 2025. 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
