What is the best time to visit Adelaide?

Based on our Comfort Score analysis, November is the best month to visit Adelaide, South Australia, scoring 10.0 out of 10 for pleasant weather conditions.

What is the Comfort Score for Adelaide?

Adelaide has an annual Comfort Score of 6.9/10, based on temperature, humidity, rainfall, UV exposure, and sunshine hours throughout the year.

Does it frost in Adelaide?

Yes, Adelaide averages about 2 frost days per year. The coldest overnight temperatures typically occur in June.

Adelaide Weather and Climate

South Australia, Australia (34.93°S, 138.60°E, 47m elevation) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)

6.9/10

Good comfort year-round

Best month: November (10.0/10). Ranked #57 of 213 Australian cities. The RefDat Comfort Score weighs temperature, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine into a single 1-to-10 rating for how pleasant a climate actually feels.

How the score works →

Climate Dashboard

Comfort, seasonality and national benchmarks in one view.

Monthly Comfort Score

November is the sweet spot

November: 10.0/10. June: 1.6/10. Annual score 6.9/10, ranked #57 of 213 Australian cities.

Against national averages

Annual benchmarks

Temperature range

11.8 - 21.5°C

Days 2.3 degrees cooler; nights 2.5 degrees cooler

Annual rainfall

459mm

48% below national avg; national avg 876mm

Rain days

80 days/yr

25 fewer rain days than national avg

Solar exposure

18.8 MJ/m²

0.5 MJ/m² above national avg

Humidity

46%

2 points below national avg

Seasonal pattern

Four-season readout

Summer8.9/10

15.9 - 27.2°C

96mm rain

Autumn7.5/10

11.5 - 22.2°C

37mm rain

Winter2.7/10

8.4 - 15.3°C

232mm rain

Spring8.4/10

11.5 - 21.4°C

93mm rain

Temperature

February has the warmest afternoons at 28.1 degrees. June has the coolest nights at 7.5 degrees.

Rainfall

459mm falls across 80 rain days. June is wettest (104mm), February driest (0mm), so monthly rainfall varies by about 348 times.

Comfort window

November scores 10.0/10 and is the best month for pleasant weather. June is the hardest month at 1.6/10.

Planning cue

Use the comfort chart first if you are timing a visit. Use the benchmark bars when you want to compare Adelaide with the national climate baseline.

Monthly Climate Averages

Month	Max °C	Min °C	Rain mm	Rain Days	Solar MJ	Humidity %	Comfort

Weather by Month

Detailed climate data, packing advice, and what to expect for each month in Adelaide.

January8.7/10Excellent26.8°C max, 85mm rain February8.6/10Excellent28.1°C max, 0mm rain March8.6/10Excellent27.9°C max, 1mm rain April7.2/10Good19.6°C max, 19mm rain May6.8/10Good19.2°C max, 16mm rain June1.6/10Challenging14.4°C max, 104mm rain July1.9/10Challenging14.1°C max, 74mm rain August4.7/10Variable17.4°C max, 53mm rain September5.5/10Variable17.7°C max, 45mm rain October9.8/10Excellent22.2°C max, 19mm rain November10.0/10Excellent24.3°C max, 29mm rain December9.3/10Excellent26.8°C max, 11mm rain

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