Mt Barker Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
27.5 27.3 24.7 20.9 16.8 14.1 13.3 14.4 16.8 19.8 22.9 25.2 20.2
Mean Min (°C)
12.5 12.3 10.9 8.7 7.1 5.5 4.9 5.3 6.3 7.6 9.3 11.0 8.4
Mean Rain (mm)
26.3 24.9 30.1 58.4 84.4 101.3 106.4 102.9 85.4 65.1 41.7 36.1 765.3
Median Rain (mm)
17.8 13.5 19.0 47.7 72.1 87.0 101.1 95.6 80.4 61.3 36.0 25.7 717.7
Mean Rain Days
5.8 5.1 7.3 10.9 14.5 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.8 12.7 9.2 7.6 139.6

Mt Barker Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
44.5 43.0 40.7 36.0 28.9 24.2 23.8 27.2 31.1 35.3 40.6 42.5 44.5
Low Max (°C)
14.4 15.5 13.7 9.8 8.6 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.8 9.0 10.0 11.7 6.7
High Min (°C)
28.0 28.6 25.9 23.4 17.6 15.6 15.2 15.0 18.4 21.5 25.6 26.0 28.6
Low Min (°C)
2.6 3.3 1.7 -1.1 -3.7 -4.4 -5.6 -3.6 -1.8 -1.2 -1.1 1.7 -5.6
High Rain (mm)
94.2 129.3 74.2 129.8 81.5 56.8 70.2 57.2 64.3 97.0 58.7 76.0 129.8

Mt Barker Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
32.1 31.7 30.1 25.4 20.2 18.2 15.1 17.9 20.8 25.5 28.5 30.5 22.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
23.2 23.5 20.9 17.1 13.5 12.3 11.3 12.2 13.4 16.5 19.5 20.2 18.7
High Mn. Min (°C)
15.6 15.2 13.4 11.4 10.1 8.7 7.2 7.5 9.5 10.1 12.4 13.4 9.7
Low Mn. Min (°C)
8.9 10.0 7.7 6.2 3.9 1.7 1.9 3.3 4.2 5.6 6.5 8.3 6.9
High Rain (mm)
156.9 160.9 174.0 229.4 271.2 245.5 251.4 243.5 227.8 146.8 143.8 164.8 1293.9
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.8 15.5 17.7 15.7 19.4 2.0 2.1 0.0 382.0

Mt Barker Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mt Barker annual climate

Mt Barker Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2
≥ 35°C
4.6 3.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.2 12.1
≥ 30°C
10.5 9.6 6.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 4.3 7.3 39.8
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.8 5.4 6.2 5.2 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.0 25.8
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 2.4 2.6 1.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.8

Mt Barker 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
35.0 34.4 31.2 26.6 20.6 16.4 15.5 17.6 21.4 25.4 30.0 32.5 28.3
Low Max
20.9 20.6 18.7 16.0 13.3 11.7 10.9 11.3 12.4 14.4 16.7 18.6 13.0
High Min
16.0 15.9 14.4 12.4 10.8 9.3 8.0 8.4 9.6 11.0 12.8 14.4 12.8
Low Min
8.4 8.3 6.7 4.3 2.6 1.0 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.4 5.3 7.3 3.4

Mt Barker Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
63 68 66 65 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 66 67.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
64 67 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 66 67.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
142 143 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 140 140 140 140.0
Earliest Entry
1878 1870 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1870
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

MOUNT BARKER
Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
35.0732°S 138.8466°E 359m AMSL
Commenced 1861

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