Mount Barker weather in July

In July, Mount Barker sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mount Barker's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Barker's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:25 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Mount Barker is city in South Australia.

Founded
1839

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mount Barker reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1137
2137
3137
4137
5137
6137
7137
8137
9137
10137
11136
12136
13136
14136
15136
16136
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28136
29136
30136
31136

Mount Barker weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°213.514.17.8
Feb27° / 15°182.813.38.0
Mar24° / 13°183.412.38.1
Apr21° / 11°335.311.17.2
May17° / 448.410.25.5
Jun14° / 519.39.74.1
Jul13° / 5610.49.93.7
Aug14° / 5610.810.74.2
Sep17° / 559.711.85.5
Oct20° / 366.812.96.8
Nov23° / 11°34613.87.5
Dec25° / 13°295.314.37.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95248
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265149
275149
285149
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mount Barker gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2633
2733
2833
2934
3034
3135

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:286:08
29.78:286:08
39.78:286:09
49.78:286:09
59.78:286:10
69.78:276:10
79.78:276:11
89.78:276:11
99.78:276:12
109.88:276:12
119.88:266:13
129.88:266:13
139.88:266:14
149.88:256:15
159.88:256:15
169.98:256:16
179.98:246:16
189.98:246:17
199.98:236:18
209.98:236:18
2110.08:226:19
2210.08:216:20
2310.08:216:21
2410.08:206:21
2510.08:196:22
2610.18:196:23
2710.18:186:23
2810.18:176:24
2910.18:176:25
3010.28:166:26
3110.28:156:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mount Barker

In seasonPeak

None of Mount Barker's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mount Barker sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mount Barker?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mount Barker.

What to pack for Mount Barker in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Mount Barker sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Mount Barker in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Mar 30 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mount Barker in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mount Barker peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 10UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Barker?

Mount Barker sits at 35.1°S, 138.9°E, 322 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Adelaide Hills, 23 km away.

Whyalla

Topography around Mount Barker

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mount Barker.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Barker has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 352 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Mount Barker is covered by trees (42%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), water (29%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
551 m
80 km
700 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Adelaide Hills 23 km · Adelaide city centre 28 km · Adelaide 29 km · Morphett Vale 33 km · Parafield Gardens 39 km · Paralowie 42 km · Gawler 53 km · Whyalla 256 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mount Barker (-35.0667°, 138.8667°, elevation 322 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).