Weather

Adelaide has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with mild to cool winters with moderate rainfall and warm to hot, dry summers.

Adelaide is the driest of the Australian capital cities and the past two decades have been far warmer than usual, with the past 8 years seeing an excess of 40+ degrees every summer. Alarmingly, the city has also recorded almost 10 consecutive years of below-average spring rainfall, with 2014 on track to continuing this trend.

A spike in heat waves, droughts and record-breaking high temperatures over the past decade has led to some concerns over the effects of global warming and Man-made climate change (AGW) on the city. Nine of the ten warmest years recorded in Adelaide have occurred since 2002, with 2013 being the hottest year and summer 2015–2016 being the fourth-hottest summer recorded.

Weather information obtained/edited for use on our website from http://www.holiday-weather.com/.