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Kapunda weather: the next 24 hours
Updated hourly.
Kapunda 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Kapunda
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Kapunda
The weather station nearest to Kapunda, Nuriootpa located 275 m above sea level, is 18 km away; its records cover 1957–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 17.8 °C over 1991–2020, 0.7 °C more than over 1961–1990 (17.1 °C), with about 31 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2001 (25.6 °C), the coldest July 1957 (7.0 °C). See the full series of Nuriootpa
Today in Kapunda
- Very high UV index: 8.7 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 23 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: around 17:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 5.2 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 38 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 13:00 and 17:00. With 50 % humidity, 17.7 °C and wind at 9.9 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 4 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0.5 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 9.5 mm. Water tomorrow, between 6:00 and 9:00, while it is cool: allow about 9 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 9 km/h, 13 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 3:00: 13 % average cloud cover tonight, 5 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Kapunda
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Kapunda: mostly sunny, 7 to 19 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (0 %), wind up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow: light drizzle, 10 to 22 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | mostly sunny | 7 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| Tomorrow | light drizzle | 10 °C | 22 °C | 0.2 mm | 22 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | light drizzle | 7 °C | 17 °C | 0.3 mm | 20 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 6 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | overcast | 11 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | overcast | 12 °C | 28 °C | 0.0 mm | 24 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | partly cloudy | 8 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Kapunda
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Kapunda: light drizzle, from 10 to 22 °C, 0.2 mm of precipitation (probability 9 %), wind up to 22 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 0 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 12:00 |  overcast | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 |  partly cloudy | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Kapunda?
No significant rain expected (0.2 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Kapunda?
Between 10 and 22 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Kapunda: Saturday light drizzle, 7 to 17 °C, Sunday overcast, 6 to 19 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  light drizzle | 7 °C | 17 °C | 0.3 mm | 20 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 6 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Kapunda, hour by hour: temperature from 7 to 22 °C, 0.5 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 02:00 | mostly sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 0 km/h |
| 04:00 | mostly sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 14:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 15:00 | partly cloudy | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 17:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 20:00 | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 15 km/h |
| 23:00 | light drizzle | 13 °C | 0.2 mm | 9 % | 17 km/h |
| 00:00 | light drizzle | 12 °C | 0.1 mm | 19 % | 16 km/h |
| 01:00 | light drizzle | 12 °C | 0.2 mm | 24 % | 18 km/h |
| 02:00 | partly cloudy | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 14 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 % | 12 km/h |
| 04:00 | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 % | 10 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | mostly sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 6 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 12 km/h |
| 08:00 | partly cloudy | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 17 km/h |
| 09:00 | partly cloudy | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 10:00 | partly cloudy | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
Location of Kapunda
Kapunda lies at 256 m, 122 m above the average of the 112 places we cover in South Australia (134 m). That makes it the 28th highest of the 112. The main town, Adelaide, lies 72 km to the south-west. The nearest places we cover are Greenock (13 km to the south), Freeling (16 km to the south-west), Nuriootpa (16 km to the south-east) and Tanunda (21 km to the south). With about 2,911 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Kapunda is the 44th largest of the 112 places we cover in South Australia.
Today is 6.1 °C below the November normal (24.8 °C).
Climate of Kapunda: 1991–2020 normals
In Kapunda, January is typically the warmest month (up to 29.6 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 6.5 °C. September sees the most rain, with around 46 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 14.1 °C and 118 mm of rain, spring 21.2 °C and 113 mm, summer 28.6 °C and 81 mm, autumn 21.6 °C and 79 mm. The wettest season is winter (30 % of the annual total), the driest autumn (20 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6 | 16.5 | 24 | 4 |
| February | 29.1 | 16.5 | 20 | 3 |
| March | 25.8 | 14.2 | 16 | 3 |
| April | 21.6 | 11.7 | 30 | 4 |
| May | 17.4 | 9.2 | 33 | 7 |
| June | 14.2 | 7.2 | 38 | 8 |
| July | 13.6 | 6.5 | 38 | 9 |
| August | 14.5 | 6.7 | 42 | 9 |
| September | 17.5 | 8.4 | 46 | 8 |
| October | 21.2 | 10.3 | 34 | 6 |
| November | 24.8 | 12.8 | 33 | 5 |
| December | 27.2 | 14.7 | 36 | 5 |
Compared with Adelaide, the main town 72 km to the south-west, highs in the warmest month are 3.1 °C higher here, and the year brings 98 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 7 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, October, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Greenock (13 km to the south): summers 0.7 °C cooler and 54 mm wetter a year; Freeling (16 km to the south-west): summers 0.3 °C cooler and 18 mm wetter a year; Williamstown (37 km to the south): summers 1.3 °C cooler and 75 mm wetter a year. Among the 112 places we cover in South Australia whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Kapunda ranks 23rd for summer warmth and 65th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Coober Pedy and the coolest in Robe; the wettest year is in Millicent and the driest in Coober Pedy.
What is the warmest month in Kapunda?
The warmest month in Kapunda is typically January, averaging 29.6 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 6.5 °C.
How many rainy days does Kapunda get per year?
Kapunda sees about 72 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 392 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Kapunda?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Kapunda runs to about 23.1 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.