Capital city of South Australia, Australia

Adelaide

338Sunny Days/yr
69°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation1.4MElevation194 ft
Quick Read

Mild year-round, with rain peaks in the warmer months. True heat and cold are both fairly limited. The cool season tends to feel damp.

Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name Tarndanya referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area encompasses over 430 suburbs, extending 96 km (60 mi) from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south and 20 km (12 mi) from the western coast to the eastern foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.Wikipedia

No real winterWarm-season rainDamp cool season
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Where It Is

Location Context
Adelaide, Australia
Australia
Latitude-34.93°
Longitude138.60°
Population1.4M
Altitude194 ft

Country Context

AustraliaCountry in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.Wikipedia

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

Distances in km
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Cost of Living

Housing
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Livability

Internet
Country Broadband
36.6
subscriptions per 100 people
High Broadband Country
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Climate

Sunshine
338
sunny days per year
93% of the year
Avg High Temp
69°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Damp cool season
57% warm season / 77% cool season
Comfort Score
99/100
Excellent
Temp Swing
24°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
27"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
25
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
27" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 77% · Winter 56% · Jan-Jun 56-77%
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Current Conditions

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