The Barossa Valley...     

Welcome to Barossa Online.com  We hope that you enjoy looking through this site and find it to be helpful and informative.  Please feel free to look through our site which is dedicated to everything that this lovely region has to offer.  We are here to provide you with all the information, advice, and contacts you could possibly need in the Barossa Valley.  With articles and information on history and heritage, the award winning locally produced wines which the region is so famous for, tourism information, outdoor activities, festivals and events, concerts, art and craft, fresh fine local produce, eating out, accommodation, and everything that the Barossa has to offer,  and much, much more...

Some of the major towns in the Barossa Valley include Tanunda, Nuriootpa, Angaston, Greenock, and Lyndoch.  With some of the smaller towns including Marananga, Williamstown, Keyneton, Cockatoo Valley, and Springton.  Ensure sure you make a visit to one of the best tourist destinations within Australia.  

The Barossa Valley made it on the New York Times list of '53 Places to Go to in 2008'.  And in October 2008 it was voted as one of the top 10 wine destinations in the world by TripAdvisor, the largest online travel community. 

No matter what time of year you choose to visit The Barossa there is always a changing beauty about the region.  Whether you visit in the summer when the weather is hot and dry and the landscape is a pattern of green vines amongst yellow fields, during the autumn when vintage is on and the vine leaves begin to turn a beautiful shade of red, during the winter when the fields turn green from the long-awaited rains, or during the spring when the rolling fields along the Barossa Ranges are filled with purple flowers.  This beautiful region will not disappoint. Typical temperatures throughout the year range from: 

Summer:   (December to February) – The Barossa is very sunny and hot, with clear blue skies, and warm temperatures well into the evenings.  The average temperature ranges from 28 to 32 degrees celcius, and hot days reaching into the mid to high 30’s is not uncommon. 

Autumn:   (March to May) – the days are still warm, but the evenings are cooler.  Temperatures during the day will average mid to high 20’s. 

Winter:   (June to August) – the temperatures are quite cool.  Days can often be clear blue skies with the sun shining, but daytime temperatures tend to be around the mid to high teens.  During the evenings and over night temperatures can drop, however minus temperatures are not too common.  The winter months is the time that the region relies on its rainfall. 

Spring:   (September to November) – crisp days with frequent clear sunny skies, and cool evening.  Day time temperatures around this time average around the low to mid 20’s. 

The most popular times to visit the Barossa region are during Autumn, when the vibrant vintage takes place each year in April, and during Summer when the warm weather attracts tourists for the relaxed outdoors atmosphere.  So come and enjoy the beautiful scenery that the Barossa Valley has to offer all year round.