In July conditions are wet cold and windy, often with frost at night. Deciduous fruit trees and vines are dormant, except the almond, which brings Springtime to mid-winter. However grey the skies, towards the end of the month their delicate flower buds will start to open.
This is traditionally the wettest month of the year.
In the wetter parts of the Mt. Lofty Ranges the average is between 100-150 millimetres. The extreme tip of Eyre Peninsula and the Lower South-East average is just over 100mm for the month.
The 'foot' of Yorke Peninsula and the Ranges as far North as the Clare Hills also receive more than 50mm for the month. The remainder of the settled areas normally averages between 25-50mm. The Southern parts of the interiors average between 12-25mm, with the remainder of the Northern part of the State averaging less than 12mm.
Mean maximum temperatures are between 15°-18° Celsius over the whole of the State south of Lake Eyre, except along the Ranges and South-East of the River Murray where the normal maximum is between 12.5°-15°. Mean minima are between 4.5°-7° over most of the settled areas, but lower along the Ranges and the Southern half of the interiors, where frosts are common.

Average temperatures - Max. 15.2°C. Min.7.4°C.
Highest on record: Max. 26.6°C. Min.17.0°C.
Lowest on Record: Max.8.8deg;C. Min. 0.4°C.

Average rainfall - 75mm.
Highest on record - 159.8mm.
Lowest on Record - 10mm.
Highest Daily Total - 44mm.

Average evaporation - 60mm.

WHAT TO PLANT:

Flowering Annuals - Seedlings only: Carnation, Delphinium, Dianthus, Gypsophila, Lupin, Pansy Snapdragon, Stocks, Sweet Peas, Sweet William.
Bulbs and Perennials - Bearded Iris, Canna, Daylilies, Gerbera, Gladioli, Hippeastrum, Lilium, Lily of the Valley Perennial Phlox, Pineapple Lily Raspberries, Red Hot Poker, Rhubarb, Russel Lupins, Violet, Water Lily
Vegetables - Seeds & Seedlings: Cabbage, Lettuce, Onions, Parsnip, Radish, Rhubarb.

LOCAL PRODUCE
Citrus fruits, Kiwi fruit, quinces, medlars, pomegranates, persimmons.

FISHING
Whiting (all areas); Yellowfin Whiting (all beaches); Tommy Ruff (all areas); Flounder (Coorong); Salmon Trout (local beaches and jetties); Garfish (in limited numbers). Bloodworm run (First big run-out tide after the new moon).

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