whatsnext

Thanks heaps for the very detailed rundown on the Melbourne weather patterns - much appreciated. (not that the original idea of this thread was discussing Melbourne weather...hahahaha)

So looks like winter can be quite cold/wet and overcast during most days, for up to about 5 months. That's what I thought it would be. I could live with a short few cold winter months if the "skies were actually blue almost every day", and I can very well live with "some overcast days in long hot summer months" - but I cannot stand prolonged weather periods with a combination of "cold/wet/cloud cover/short days".

BadgeIsBack

It's true - you've got it - a Melbourne winter is basically 3 months plus up to 2 months of weather where you are waiting around to see what will happen next. It depends on how nice May is too! Stable - if a lot cooler. In some years, 'winter' arrives like a light switch - the temp falls one weekend and that's it - you are into the 'other part of the year'. You could see Melbourne as having 2 times, the cooler overcast bit and the warm summery bit, probably split. In the UK, if summer is washed out and a disappointment- you basically get nothing at all.
Bear in mind though - some of that time the weather is decidedly on the change and warming up and not absolutely cold!

I don't mind it too much - generally spring arrives when you're sick of winter and autumn is great.

Bear in mind that winter days are longer in Melbourne than in the UK and arguably you don't need the longer days in summer (at the other end) : we get up to 9pm which is fine - 10pm is just silly - I would rather have it in winter.

Molly Coddle

Interesting stuff about the weather. Fish, you're first name isn't Michael is it?

Molly Coddle

Can anyone give me any info on Manly, Brisbane please? i.e. Is it a nice area to live, any decent high schools in the area, do any of you commute from Manly to Brisbane.

Any info at all would be great.

Thanks.