Parafield Gardens in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Parafield Gardens sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 115 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early September to 23°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Parafield Gardens's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Parafield Gardens's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
115 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
6.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Parafield Gardens in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early September to 23°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Parafield Gardens reaches about 19°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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Parafield Gardens weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°192.914.18.3
Feb26° / 18°172.313.38.4
Mar23° / 16°183.112.38.3
Apr20° / 14°344.911.27.3
May17° / 12°467.910.25.9
Jun15° / 10°558.89.74.6
Jul14° / 5810.19.94.1
Aug14° / 549.810.74.4
Sep17° / 10°528.311.85.6
Oct19° / 12°355.812.96.9
Nov22° / 14°284.813.87.6
Dec24° / 16°234.414.38.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Parafield Gardens gets around 115 mm of rain over 19 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 17 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early September to 14 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Parafield Gardens

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In spring, Parafield Gardens overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Parafield Gardens sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
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Is spring a good time to visit Parafield Gardens?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Parafield Gardens for sightseeing.

What to pack for Parafield Gardens in Spring

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

In spring, Parafield Gardens sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Parafield Gardens in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 22 to Apr 3 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Cool

UV index in Parafield Gardens in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Parafield Gardens peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Parafield Gardens?

Parafield Gardens sits at 34.8°S, 138.6°E, 18 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Paralowie, 3.0 km away.

Whyalla

Topography around Parafield Gardens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parafield Gardens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Parafield Gardens is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (29%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Paralowie 3.0 km · Adelaide city centre 16 km · Adelaide 16 km · Adelaide Hills 17 km · Gawler 24 km · Mount Barker 39 km · Morphett Vale 40 km · Whyalla 217 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 Parafield Gardens (-34.7825°, 138.6108°, elevation 18 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.