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Adelaide - SA

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Adelaide

Capital City

Position

DEG: -34.928661 138.598633

DMS: 34º 55' 43.18" S 138º 35' 55.08" E

UTM: 54 H 6132235mN 280659mE

Altitude: 44.01m

Place Type

Population - Capital City

Location

654.56kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 727 km (7 hours 56 mins)

Address & Contact

14-16 Grote St
Adelaide SA 5000

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia and has a population of 1,045,854 (1.04 million). It is Australia's 4th largest city. The Torrens River runs through Adelaide, the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Gulf St Vincent surround it.
Colonel William Light sighted Adelaide in 1836. The settlement was named after Queen Adelaide, King William IV's wife. Adelaide was not settled as a convict state and did not have any financial backing from the British government. The colony offered civil and religious freedom to all who settled there. Adelaide is now known as 'the city of churches' and offers a serene and calming atmosphere to it's visitors.
The climate in Adelaide is compared to that of the Mediterranean. Having an average rainfall of 560mm and temperatures reaching 29 degrees in summer and 15 degrees in winter.
The telephone code for Adelaide and the state of South Australia is 08. Adelaide observes GMT + 9.5 and during the summer GMT +10.5.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Adelaide Airport at 13/07:00pm CST

Distance from Adelaide 7.6km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.7°C	10.5°C	80%	9.3°C	1031.5hPa	0.0mm	S	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Adelaide (Kent Town)

Distance from Adelaide 2.25km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.3	29.4	26.4	22.7	18.9	16.1	15.3	16.6	19.0	21.8	25.2	27.0
Mean Min. °C	17.1	17.2	15.3	12.4	10.2	8.1	7.5	8.2	9.7	11.5	14.1	15.6
Mean Rain mm	19.0	13.5	27.2	39.6	59.9	79.3	74.7	68.8	59.2	43.1	30.9	29.0