Climate
Port Pirie exists in a region with a semi-arid climate, outside Goyder's Line, surrounded by mallee scrub. Average temperatures vary from 16.4 °C to 31.8 °C. Its average annual rainfall is 345.2 millimetres.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Port Pirie has a cold semi-arid climate, noted as BSk.
| Climate data for Port Pirie | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18.8 (0.74) |
17.8 (0.701) |
17.9 (0.705) |
27.7 (1.091) |
38.1 (1.5) |
40.6 (1.598) |
33.9 (1.335) |
34.9 (1.374) |
35.7 (1.406) |
33.1 (1.303) |
23.9 (0.941) |
22.1 (0.87) |
344.4 (13.559) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
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