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Monthly climate in Cowell, South Australia, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cowell features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 295 mm (11.6 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cowell enjoys an average of 3442 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 56 minutes to 14 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cowell, South Australia, Australia §

The warmest months in Cowell are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cowell experiences 54 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cowell, South Australia, Australia §

Cowell usually has the most precipitation in May, August and November, with an average of 6 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cowell are March, April and July. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21 (0.8) 22 (0.9) 11 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 31 (1.2) 28 (1.1) 19 (0.7) 34 (1.4) 21 (0.8) 29 (1.1) 41 (1.6) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 7 4 6 7 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Cowell, South Australia, Australia §

The sunniest months in Cowell are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cowell: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 287 305 310 266 248 229 243 258 285 318 329 358
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 5m 13h 17m 12h 15m 11h 13m 10h 21m 9h 56m 10h 8m 10h 53m 11h 52m 12h 55m 13h 51m 14h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Cowell, South Australia, Australia §

Cowell experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cowell UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 12 8 5 4 4 6 8 10 13 15