Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Adelaide weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Adelaide, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2019-01-24; its coldest fell to 3°C on 2026-07-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
39°C2019-01-24
16°C1987-01-03
30°C1982-01-23
11°C1987-01-08
February
36°C2014-02-02
16°C2005-02-02
28°C1980-02-19
11°C1980-02-06
March
34°C1986-03-06
14°C1999-03-31
28°C2008-03-13
10°C2008-03-27
April
30°C2018-04-11
13°C2008-04-27
24°C1992-04-03
7°C2026-04-18
May
27°C2026-05-01
10°C1987-05-26
20°C2013-05-09
7°C2006-05-23
June
23°C2026-06-12
9°C1981-06-22
16°C2005-06-07
5°C2026-06-27
July
18°C2016-07-21
9°C1984-07-02
15°C1985-07-27
3°C2026-07-06
August
24°C2007-08-30
9°C2020-08-07
16°C1993-08-29
5°C2020-08-04
September
26°C1987-09-26
10°C1995-09-06
20°C1987-09-26
5°C2019-09-16
October
31°C1987-10-31
11°C1987-10-11
23°C1987-10-31
7°C2003-10-10
November
34°C2009-11-19
12°C2025-11-03
24°C1991-11-24
7°C2003-11-02
December
36°C2019-12-20
14°C1993-12-26
29°C2019-12-19
9°C1995-12-04

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
39°C2019-01-24
14°C1993-12-26
30°C1982-01-23
9°C1995-12-04
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C1986-03-06
10°C1987-05-26
28°C2008-03-13
7°C2006-05-23
Winter (Jun–Aug)
24°C2007-08-30
9°C1984-07-02
16°C2005-06-07
3°C2026-07-06
Spring (Sep–Nov)
34°C2009-11-19
10°C1995-09-06
24°C1991-11-24
5°C2019-09-16

All-time records

The most extreme value Adelaide has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 2019-01-24
Lowest 9°C 1984-07-02

Low

Highest 30°C 1982-01-23
Lowest 3°C 2026-07-06

Feels-like

Highest 47°C 2019-12-20
Lowest -1°C 2026-07-06

Humidity

Highest 19.0 g/m³ 1997-02-07
Lowest 4.3 g/m³ 1982-07-21

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 2018-11-21
Lowest 6 km/h 1996-06-08

Gust

Highest 108 km/h 1981-03-01
Lowest 13 km/h 1999-07-09

Precip

Wettest 63 mm 1997-02-06
Driest 14-day dry spell 1994-03-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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