Warooka, South Australia

Warooka is a town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, known as the 'Gateway to the bottom end'.^[5]

Warooka South Australia
Main street
Warooka
Coordinates	34°59′24″S 137°23′56″E
Population	194 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5577
Location	230 km (143 mi) W of Adelaide 128 km (80 mi) S of Kadina 32 km (20 mi) S of Minlaton
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s)	Narungga[2]
Federal division(s)	Grey[3]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.2 °C 70 °F 11.5 °C 53 °F 444.2 mm 17.5 in
Localities around Warooka: Corny Point[4] The Pines Point Souttar Point Turton Spencer Gulf[4] Hardwicke Bay[4] White Hut[4] Warooka Yorketown[4] Marion Bay[4] Foul Bay Investigator Strait[4] Port Moorowie[4]

Climate

Warooka has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen): Csb; with warm, dry summers and mild, relatively wet winters.

Climate data for Warooka (34º59'S, 137º24'E, 53 m AMSL) (1951-2023 normals and extremes, rainfall 1861-2024)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	44.1 (111.4)	41.6 (106.9)	39.3 (102.7)	33.5 (92.3)	29.0 (84.2)	23.2 (73.8)	21.6 (70.9)	23.6 (74.5)	30.6 (87.1)	36.4 (97.5)	40.6 (105.1)	41.0 (105.8)	44.1 (111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.3 (81.1)	27.0 (80.6)	25.1 (77.2)	22.1 (71.8)	18.5 (65.3)	15.9 (60.6)	15.0 (59.0)	15.7 (60.3)	17.9 (64.2)	20.8 (69.4)	23.5 (74.3)	25.6 (78.1)	21.2 (70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	16.0 (60.8)	14.7 (58.5)	12.6 (54.7)	10.5 (50.9)	8.6 (47.5)	7.6 (45.7)	7.7 (45.9)	8.7 (47.7)	10.2 (50.4)	12.1 (53.8)	13.8 (56.8)	11.5 (52.7)
Record low °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	9.0 (48.2)	7.6 (45.7)	5.6 (42.1)	3.8 (38.8)	2.1 (35.8)	0.6 (33.1)	2.4 (36.3)	2.0 (35.6)	2.6 (36.7)	4.2 (39.6)	6.2 (43.2)	0.6 (33.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.6 (0.57)	17.3 (0.68)	16.2 (0.64)	32.9 (1.30)	53.9 (2.12)	64.4 (2.54)	65.0 (2.56)	59.0 (2.32)	45.6 (1.80)	35.0 (1.38)	22.6 (0.89)	18.1 (0.71)	444.2 (17.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1.9	1.9	2.3	4.7	7.8	9.3	10.5	10.1	7.4	5.4	3.5	2.9	67.7
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	42	44	47	52	62	68	68	64	59	50	44	43	54
Average dew point °C (°F)	10.9 (51.6)	11.7 (53.1)	10.9 (51.6)	9.9 (49.8)	9.6 (49.3)	8.7 (47.7)	7.9 (46.2)	7.7 (45.9)	7.9 (46.2)	7.8 (46.0)	8.1 (46.6)	9.5 (49.1)	9.2 (48.6)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[6]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warooka (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
2. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
4. "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
5. "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
6. "Warooka Climate Statistics". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

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