Rosedale, South Australia

Rosedale Rosenthal
Town
Holland House
Rosedale
Coordinates: 34°33′S138°51′E / 34.55°S 138.85°E / -34.55; 138.85
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGAs	Light regional council Barossa Council
Location	14 km (8.7 mi) NE of Gawler 10 km (6.2 mi) NW of Lyndoch 15 km (9.3 mi) SW of Tanunda 56 km (35 mi) NNE of Adelaide
Established	1849
Government
•  State electorate	Schubert
•  Federal division	Barker
Population
• Total	190 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5350
Mean max temp	22.6 °C (72.7 °F)
Mean min temp	10.0 °C (50.0 °F)
Annual rainfall	466.9 mm (18.38 in)
Localities around Rosedale Kingsford Shea-Oak Log Gomersal Rosedale Concordia Sandy Creek Lyndoch
Coordinates [2] Climate [3]

Rosedale is a small town in the south western Barossa Valley in South Australia. Prior to renaming placenames of enemy origin in 1918, Rosedale was named Rosenthal.

Rosedale sign showing former name of Rosenthal

The locality of Rosedale spans the North Para River which is the boundary between two local government areas. North of the river is in the Light Regional Council. South of it is in the Barossa Council. ^[2] The Turretfield Research Centre is on the north bank of the river just outside the township.

Climate

Climate data for Rosedale, elevation 116 m (381 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2019)

Climate data for Rosedale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	47.2 (117.0)	46.3 (115.3)	43.4 (110.1)	38.1 (100.6)	31.0 (87.8)	27.0 (80.6)	26.0 (78.8)	30.0 (86.0)	32.6 (90.7)	38.6 (101.5)	44.1 (111.4)	47.0 (116.6)	47.2 (117.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.2 (88.2)	30.9 (87.6)	27.6 (81.7)	23.5 (74.3)	19.1 (66.4)	15.8 (60.4)	15.1 (59.2)	16.2 (61.2)	18.9 (66.0)	22.8 (73.0)	26.3 (79.3)	28.9 (84.0)	23.0 (73.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	15.5 (59.9)	13.0 (55.4)	10.6 (51.1)	8.1 (46.6)	6.2 (43.2)	5.5 (41.9)	5.4 (41.7)	6.7 (44.1)	8.3 (46.9)	11.3 (52.3)	13.4 (56.1)	10.0 (50.0)
Record low °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	4.9 (40.8)	2.4 (36.3)	0.6 (33.1)	−1.4 (29.5)	−3.3 (26.1)	−2.5 (27.5)	−2.2 (28.0)	−2.3 (27.9)	−1.3 (29.7)	0.5 (32.9)	2.2 (36.0)	−3.3 (26.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21.5 (0.85)	19.9 (0.78)	22.6 (0.89)	32.2 (1.27)	45.5 (1.79)	62.4 (2.46)	60.8 (2.39)	55.7 (2.19)	57.4 (2.26)	37.1 (1.46)	32.5 (1.28)	29.9 (1.18)	476.2 (18.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	4.5	3.7	5.1	7.1	12.0	14.7	17.0	15.5	13.6	9.3	7.3	6.4	116.2
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	36	36	39	47	60	71	70	65	64	54	42	40	52
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (humidity 1991–2010) [4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosedale (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Placename Details: Rosedale". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 6 February 2007. SA0058907. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
3. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
4. "Climate statistics for Australian locations- ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)". 2 March 2025.

External links

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