Adelaide’s mild weather suits an outdoor lifestyle. The climate is often described as Mediterranean, with four seasons including cool to cold winters (no snow) and hot dry summers. The hottest months are January and February and the coldest is July.

The average maximum summer temperature is 29 degrees celsius, although each year brings one or two hot spells in excess of 35 degrees celsius. Most rain falls in winter, when the average maximum temperature is 16 degrees celsius.