Flinders Ranges

Australia

A spectacular, ancient desert landscape defined by jagged peaks, dusty red gorges, and abundant wildlife.

Warmest month is January at 34°C on average. Coolest is June at 16°C. Driest reading falls in February with 1 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January34°±6°3
February33°±6°1
March30°±6°3
April25°±5°2
May19°±4°2
June16°±4°4
July16°±4°4
August18°±5°4
September22°±6°3
October25°±6°4
November28°±6°5
December32°±7°3

What to do

  • Take a scenic flight over the massive Wilpena Pound amphitheater
  • Drive the rugged Brachina Gorge Geological Trail
  • Spot rare yellow-footed rock wallabies at sunset

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.