Editing Adelaide (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Adelaide}}
[[File:Lightning in Adelaide, South Australia, 2014.jpg|thumb|A spring storm over Adelaide]]
Adelaide has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tapper |first1=Andrew |last2=Tapper |first2=Nigel |title=The weather and climate of Australia and New Zealand |year=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Melbourne, Australia |isbn=0-19-553393-3 |edition=First |editor=Gray, Kathleen |page=300}}</ref> The city has hot, dry summers and cool winters with moderate rainfall. Most [[precipitation]] falls in the winter months, leading to the suggestion that the climate be classified as a "cold monsoon".<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/term-cold-monsoon-used-to-describe-adelaide-climate/9723122 What's a 'cold monsoon'? And is it the best way to describe Adelaide's climate?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529095345/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/term-cold-monsoon-used-to-describe-adelaide-climate/9723122 |date=29 May 2018 }} ''ABC News'', 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.</ref> Rainfall is unreliable, light and infrequent throughout summer, although heavy falls can occur. The winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80&nbsp;mm. [[Frost]]s are occasional, with the most notable occurrences in 1908 and 1982. Hail may occur in winter.

Adelaide is a windy city with significant [[wind chill]] in winter, which makes the temperature [[apparent temperature|seem colder than it actually is]]. Snowfall in the metropolitan area is extremely rare, although light and sporadic falls in the nearby hills and at [[Mount Lofty]] occur during winter. Dewpoints in the summer typically range from {{convert|8|to|10|°C|°F}}. There are usually several days in summer where the temperature reaches {{convert|40.0|°C|°F}} or above.

While conditions vary from year-to-year, a warming trend has been [[Climate of Adelaide#Climate data and extremes|increasing in recent years]],<ref>Richards, Stephanie (6 February 2019). [https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2019/02/06/planners-warn-of-climate-change-risks-for-sa/ Planners warn of climate change risks for Adelaide], ''[[InDaily]]''. Retrieved 24 February 2023.</ref><ref>Saunders, Tom (28 February 2025). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-28/nsw-end-of-summer-weather-spring-warmest/104990526 Australia's heat spell ongoing; spring and summer warmest on record] ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]'', Retrieved 28 February 2025.</ref> and with drought conditions experienced in SA in 2024−25, Adelaide has had to rely on [[Adelaide Desalination Plant|desalination]] to augment its water supply.<ref>Mason, Olivia (27 January 2025). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-27/desalination-production-to-ramp-up-as-reservoir-levels-drop/104864230 Lonsdale desalination plant to quadruple output as reservoirs drop to 20-year low]''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]'', Retrieved 27 January 2025.</ref>

Temperature extremes range from −0.4&nbsp;°C (31.4&nbsp;°F), 8 June 1982 to 47.7&nbsp;°C (117.9&nbsp;°F), 24 January 2019. The city features 90.6 clear days annually.

The average sea temperature ranges from {{convert|13.7|°C|°F}} in August to {{convert|21.2|°C|°F}} in February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glenelg Sea Temperature &#124; Australia Water Temperatures |url=https://www.seatemperature.org/australia-pacific/australia/glenelg.htm  |publisher=Seatemperature.org |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920141807/https://www.seatemperature.org/australia-pacific/australia/glenelg.htm |archive-date=20 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Weather box
| collapsed =
| location = Adelaide (Kent Town) 1991–2020 averages, 1977–2020 extremes
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
|rain colour = green
| Jan record high C = 47.7
| Feb record high C = 44.7
| Mar record high C = 42.2
| Apr record high C = 36.9
| May record high C = 31.1
| Jun record high C = 25.4
| Jul record high C = 23.1
| Aug record high C = 30.4
| Sep record high C = 34.3
| Oct record high C = 39.0
| Nov record high C = 43.0
| Dec record high C = 45.2
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 29.7
| Mar high C = 26.6
| Apr high C = 23.0
| May high C = 19.0
| Jun high C = 16.2
| Jul high C = 15.6
| Aug high C = 16.7
| Sep high C = 19.3
| Oct high C = 22.5
| Nov high C = 25.4
| Dec high C = 27.6
| year high C = 22.6
| Jan mean C = 23.8
| Feb mean C = 23.6
| Mar mean C = 21.0
| Apr mean C = 17.9
| May mean C = 14.6
| Jun mean C = 12.3
| Jul mean C = 11.7
| Aug mean C = 12.4
| Sep mean C = 14.6
| Oct mean C = 17.1
| Nov mean C = 19.8
| Dec mean C = 21.7
| year mean C = 17.5
| Jan low C = 17.6
| Feb low C = 17.5
| Mar low C = 15.3
| Apr low C = 12.7
| May low C = 10.2
| Jun low C = 8.3
| Jul low C = 7.7	
| Aug low C = 8.1
| Sep low C = 9.9
| Oct low C = 11.7
| Nov low C = 14.1
| Dec low C = 15.8
| year low C = 12.4
| Jan record low C = 9.2
| Feb record low C = 9.5
| Mar record low C = 7.2
| Apr record low C = 4.3
| May record low C = 1.5
| Jun record low C = -0.4
| Jul record low C = 0.4
| Aug record low C = 0.9
| Sep record low C = 2.6
| Oct record low C = 4.7
| Nov record low C = 5.3
| Dec record low C = 7.9
| Jan rain mm = 21.2
| Feb rain mm = 20.0
| Mar rain mm = 24.9
| Apr rain mm = 37.6	
| May rain mm = 59.3
| Jun rain mm = 77.7
| Jul rain mm = 71.1
| Aug rain mm = 66.9
| Sep rain mm = 59.6
| Oct rain mm = 40.0
| Nov rain mm = 31.0
| Dec rain mm = 28.3
| year rain mm = 536.5
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 4.7
| Feb rain days = 3.7
| Mar rain days = 5.9
| Apr rain days = 8.2
| May rain days = 12.7
| Jun rain days = 14.6
| Jul rain days = 16.3
| Aug rain days = 16.2
| Sep rain days = 13.5
| Oct rain days = 9.9
| Nov rain days = 8.3
| Dec rain days = 7.2
| year rain days = 121.2
| humidity colour = green
| Jan afthumidity = 36
| Feb afthumidity = 36 
| Mar afthumidity = 40
| Apr afthumidity = 45
| May afthumidity = 55
| Jun afthumidity = 61
| Jul afthumidity = 59
| Aug afthumidity = 54
| Sep afthumidity = 50
| Oct afthumidity = 44
| Nov afthumidity = 40
| Dec afthumidity = 38	
| Jan percentsun = 74
| Feb percentsun = 75
| Mar percentsun = 71
| Apr percentsun = 65
| May percentsun = 53
| Jun percentsun = 45
| Jul percentsun = 48
| Aug percentsun = 54
| Sep percentsun = 55
| Oct percentsun = 64
| Nov percentsun = 65
| Dec percentsun = 67
| Jan sun = 325.5
| Feb sun = 285.3
| Mar sun = 266.6
| Apr sun = 219.0
| May sun = 167.4
| Jun sun = 138.0
| Jul sun = 148.8
| Aug sun = 186.0
| Sep sun = 204.0
| Oct sun = 257.3
| Nov sun = 273.0
| Dec sun = 294.5
| year sun = 
| source = [[Bureau of Meteorology]].<ref name="ABOM">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=023090&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal |title=Climate statistics for ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1991–2020 averages |work=Climate statistics for Australian locations |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date= December 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023090_All.shtml |title=Climate statistics for ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) all years |work=Climate statistics for Australian locations |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date= December 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023090.shtml |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations – Summary statistics ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)  |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=1 July 2023 <!-- this is source of rainy days figures --> }}</ref> }}

{{Weather box
| collapsed    =  
| metric first = yes
| single line  =  yes <!-- Any entry in this line will display metric and imperial units in the same cell. Leave blank or remove this line for separate table rows. -->
| location     =  Parafield Airport (15km N of Adelaide, 10m ASL, 1991−2020 averages,  1939−2024 extremes)
<!-- Record high temperatures -->
<!-- Note that record temperatures should only be used when the data period is of the greatest length possible. -->
| Jan record high C =47.7
| Feb record high C =44.7
| Mar record high C =42.7
| Apr record high C =38.2
| May record high C =31.1
| Jun record high C =26.3
| Jul record high C =26.5
| Aug record high C =30.4
| Sep record high C =35.0
| Oct record high C =39.2
| Nov record high C =44.3
| Dec record high C =46.7
| year record high C =
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high C  =30.9
| Feb high C  =30.6
| Mar high C  =27.4
| Apr high C  =23.7
| May high C  =19.3
| Jun high C  =16.2
| Jul high C  =15.6
| Aug high C  =16.7
| Sep high C  =19.6
| Oct high C  =23.2
| Nov high C  =26.6
| Dec high C  =28.6
| year high C =
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C  =23.8
| Feb mean C  =23.7
| Mar mean C  =20.9
| Apr mean C  =17.6
| May mean C  =14.2
| Jun mean C  =11.5
| Jul mean C  =10.9
| Aug mean C  =11.6
| Sep mean C  =13.9
| Oct mean C  =16.8
| Nov mean C  =19.9
| Dec mean C  =21.8
| year mean C =
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low C  =16.7
| Feb low C  =16.7
| Mar low C  =14.3
| Apr low C  =11.5
| May low C  =9.0
| Jun low C  =6.8
| Jul low C  =6.2
| Aug low C  =6.4
| Sep low C  =8.2
| Oct low C  =10.3
| Nov low C  =13.1
| Dec low C  =14.9
| year low C =
<!-- Record low temperatures -->
<!-- Note that record temperatures should only be used when the data period is of the greatest length possible. -->
| Jan record low C  =7.6
| Feb record low C  =5.0
| Mar record low C  =5.9
| Apr record low C  =0.6
| May record low C  =-1.4
| Jun record low C  =-2.4
| Jul record low C  =-2.8
| Aug record low C  =-2.0
| Sep record low C  =-0.2
| Oct record low C  =1.4
| Nov record low C  =2.5
| Dec record low C  =5.6
| year record low C =
| rain colour  =  green <!-- Enter "green" for green rainfall colours, "none" for no colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan rain mm  =19.7
| Feb rain mm  =18.4
| Mar rain mm  =22.4
| Apr rain mm  =33.2
| May rain mm  =46.9
| Jun rain mm  =54.2
| Jul rain mm  =55.6
| Aug rain mm  =50.7
| Sep rain mm  =46.6
| Oct rain mm  =31.8
| Nov rain mm  =23.0
| Dec rain mm  =22.6
| year rain mm =
<!-- Average number of rainy days -->
| Jan rain days  =4.3
| Feb rain days  =3.5
| Mar rain days  =5.3
| Apr rain days  =7.9
| May rain days  =11.5
| Jun rain days  =12.9
| Jul rain days  =15.4
| Aug rain days  =14.6
| Sep rain days  =12.8
| Oct rain days  =8.5
| Nov rain days  =6.9
| Dec rain days  =5.8
| year rain days =
|source =<ref name="cw_023013_All">{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023013_All.shtml
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations
|publisher = BoM
|access-date = 18 May 2024}}</ref>
}}