stevelaird

Hi all was just wondering if any one was the same as us moving to Oz never been before. My brother has been in melbourne for 3 years and keeps saying how great it is apart from the weather in victoria (be warned if you going there) we are a family of 4.

steve

@boy

As in, too hot ?

stevelaird

Nope as in too cold !

@boy

Where is he living in Melbourne ? In a Fridge ;-)
Apart from 2 months of the year in Melbourne, I would describe it as anything BUT cold or wet....

stevelaird

well he lives in st kilda and nearly ever time i speak to him he says the weather is c*** but suppose he wont be compairing it to UK weather any more but the rest of Australia.

DEEDEE01

Hi Stevelaird,

We are hoping to jet off in summer, even with never stepping in foot in Oz, what an adventure !!!!!

Uncle went travelling round Oz Nov 06 - Mar 07 and he didn't want to come back, he said his favourite place in Oz was Melbourne.

D.

@boy

My comparison after 5 years in Melbourne is against my first 35 years in Ireland.
I can assure you with 100% confidence, that the weather is most certainly not c*** here.

stevelaird

Well i cant argue with you boy as i am not there yet. I can only go on what he says.

steve

@boy

Just wanted to let you know that you will be pleasantly surprised with the weather when you get here Steve. My guess is your brother keeps telling you its c*** just to make you feel better about the weather in Scotland while you are still there !

stevelaird

never thought about it that way before hope you are right cheers m8.

steve

@boy

I am laughing here, as considering what I said earlier (and it is generally true), right now it is COLD and WET !!

Ah well, we need the rain.....Now where is that umbrella when you want it !!

trehere

We moved to Oz (Melbourne) 4 years ago without ever having been here before. Melbourne is a fantastic place although in terms of the 'traditional' view of Australian weather (hot and sunny ALL the time) it probably doesn't fit. If you're looking for sunshine all the time then Perth or Brissy are probably more realistic.
That's part of what I love about Melbourne though - you do actually get a winter! Having said that the winter only truly lasts around 3 months and I think the coldest it got last year was around 3 degrees and in the meantime you can go skiing a few hours away!
The rest of the year can be variable admitedly, you can go from a 30 degree sunny day to a 18 degree rainy day within half an hour but in the main its pretty good weather especially when compared with the UK.
Not sure whether your comment was specifically about the weather or about moving to Oz without having seen it -both have worked for us!

The Crow

Rather than take anyone's word for it - I always go for the facts, so check out:

www.bom.gov.au

You will be pleasantly surprised

Rachel