Originally Posted by Beoz

Assumptions on weather will bring you unstuck. Ill take Melbourne's longish hot dry summers over Brisbanes long humid wet summers any day. Melbournes short winters are cold and damp but blink, and they are gone.

Originally Posted by bcworld

I totally take on board all the comments about Melbourne from the Sydneysiders on this thread...but surely Melbourne is more 'atmospheric' than Sydney?

Originally Posted by fish.01

Yeah, that's the issue when giving advice, everyone is different. Personally I think Melbourne's winters are very long and, due to Brisbane's amazing winters, think overall Brisbane has at least a couple of months of better weather (dry, non humid, blue skies 20-25c) than Melbourne but it is really up to each individual to find what suits their taste. Of course some would prefer Melbourne's weather or at least think the compromise was worth it.

Originally Posted by fish.01

Something I always consider was brought up tonight when talking to a colleague up from Melbourne. He said the prices in Melbourne meant he lived 25km out. Because of this he said he experiences far less city life than he did when he spent a few years in Brisbane. Sydney is obviously worse again. It obviously depends on circumstances though.

So even though those cities are more exciting sometimes the expense of them can mean you don't live anywhere near them so they end up duller overall. Adelaide may be a better urban bet on some budgets. Often where you can afford to live in a city affects things just as much as which city. You may spend a lot of your life in a less than exciting satellite suburb far from the promoted stuff. That still might be preferable for some but worth considering I think if you are choosing a place for it's urban stuff.

Originally Posted by Beoz

Assumptions on weather will bring you unstuck. Ill take Melbourne's longish hot dry summers over Brisbanes long humid wet summers any day. Melbournes short winters are cold and damp but blink, and they are gone.

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

Really good point. We are more like 40k out but the highway is good at the weekend and we balance a sort of country existence with the city. But I don't think I could be 25k put in a sort of no-mans land.

I am going to be a troublesome git and say that Melbourne's winters are long enough to drag at the end....and sometimes Spring can take a while to get going...

I would swap a Melb winter for Sydney - but it ain't happening and the rest of the year makes up for it.

Originally Posted by Jon77

Summer has its hot days for sure but they are usually over by mid Jan. After mid Jan you don't get many +35c days in Sydney at all. Certainly not compared to Melbourne which can get **** hot in February.

Originally Posted by Jon77

Sydney winters can be fantastic

Plenty of warmish clear days when the sun sparkles on the water. Winter and early spring are the driest times of the year in Sydney.

Summer has its hot days for sure but they are usually over by mid Jan. After mid Jan you don't get many +35c days in Sydney at all. Certainly not compared to Melbourne which can get **** hot in February.

Hottest time of the year in Sydney can actually be November to mid Jan. That is why the bushfire season in Sydney is earlier than around Melbourne.

Originally Posted by bcworld

Well we get an average of 3 such days in Feb, 10 in the whole year. About 20 days over 30C over Summer.

Originally Posted by Beoz

Auckland is a dump. Driving to the airport through suburban streets in rush hour is so last century

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

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The summer rain seems to put out the fires in Brissy and Sydney and bring their seasons to a close sooner..we go well into Feb (and March).
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Originally Posted by Beoz

It has seasons.

Brisbane has 3 months of nice and the rest is enough to suck the life out of a stone ..... in my opinion

Originally Posted by The Weezer

Sorry to say, I agree with you.

I envy your choices for relocation. You can find one of these in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney: www.sanchurro.com
YUM!

We don't have anything this nice in Auckland.

Originally Posted by fish.01

I'm sure that is as balanced as all your comments about Brisbane. Sydney rulz

Brisbane mean maximum temp (BOM: Brisbane regional office):

Jan=29.4 Feb=29.0 Mar=28.0 Apr=26.1 May=23.2 Jun=20.9 Jul=20.4 Aug=21.8 Sep=24.0 Oct=26.1 Nov=27.8 Dec=29.1

Originally Posted by Beoz

No no. I like Melbourne too. Don't mind Perth either. Hobart is cool too.

Originally Posted by fish.01

Well played