ELBART

Hi All,

I am contemplating Oz as a possible destination for the family to settle down in but the wife is concerned about the hot weather and that it will be too hot and humid for her. I myself prefer a climate that is about 25 to 30 degrees C, but not too humid. I have been told that Brisbane is a viable option and that near the coast would be the best bet. Would anybody who has been in Oz for all it's seasons be able to tell me what would be an ideal city / suburb.

Thanks in advance.

Elbart

Rabc

Hi Elbart,

Brisbane and Perth and indeed all the major cities can regulalry get hotter than 30°C and often hotter than we are up in Townsville during the summer. (and that is hot - 42.1 max in Dec :scared: ) I would suggest you look south of the tropics say: the Gold Coast to Perth and all apoints south of that line.

Sujy

Melbourne is fairly temperate. It does have hot days but these rarely come together so you can cope a little better.

Melbourne also has changing seasons. winter can be "cold" - not to UK standards but sometimes as low as 5 o'c and summer can be hot in the 40 o'c.

The song "4 seasons in one day" sums up Melbourne weather nicely, but at least it makes life interesting.

I am no expert as I haven't been here too long myself - but my sister has been here for a while and she loves the changeability of the weather.

Hope this helps - good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Su J
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

joho

Have you considered Tasmania.

Seriously, most of oz (apart from Taz) is ofter in the 30s. We had a very hot new years day here with temps hitting 48 not helped by the bush fire on the door step and the fact we didnt have working air con . If you want temps between those figures Taz is the only option.

Jo

ELBART

Thank you all for your informative replies.

Wol

The Southern Highlands are generally not humid: it does of course get hot but the dryness makes it feel pleasant.

ABCDiamond

If you do head up here, make sure you are on the coast then. My area normally doesn't go above about 30C, but during 2005 we had a highest temp of 37°C on 30th Dec, and the 2nd highest day was 34°C on 28th Dec.

I have some actual temps at: Cleveland Temps The humidity is different though, and difficult to tell how an individual handles it.


Even down in Sydney, if you are inland it can get very hot. We had some 40C days before we moved up to cooler Brisbane Bayside

lesleys

We chose Mount Tamborine (Gold Coast hinterland) for just these reasons. Hottest it has been in 2 summers so far is 34. It's up to 4 or 5 degs cooler than sea-level and we can still see the sea.

Lord Pom Percy

Why not find a weather web site that has the average temperatures for each state throughout the year. Victoria has the coolest weather apart from Tasmania. But Victoria can get cold in winter down to 0-5 degrees and snows in some parts, probably does'nt have as many hot days during summer as most other states.

Lord Pom Percy

Most of OZ is'nt often in the 30's, during summer it is often in the 30's but most of the year it is under 25c and in winter it can get very cold.

joho

Maybe we've been unlucky with the weather, its our first summer and when the forecast is for 30 I find myself saying, oh thank god a cooler day tomorrow. The poster who suggested the southen highlands is right about the temp being good (never thought of there) my rellies used to live there and said it was very pleasnt in the summer, but cold in the winter. Good news is that finally after 8 weeks we have our air con working.

Jo

Scotty123

Melbourne is about teh same as the UK just a bit hotter sometimes... but basically the same climate...

Lewis Lapthorn

Best thing to do is get your arse out there for a holiday and reccie Elbart. If it's the heat that might bother you come in Jan/Feb.

I was the opposite. It was the oppression of the winters that interested me, so spent an autumn/winter in WA and then a spring in NSW & Queensland.

ELBART

Yes, a reccie is planned, and probably during Oz summertime, and these informative posts will probably decide where's best - thanks all.

Elbart

BadgeIsBack

Theres a bit of truth in this, ie on average, in the winter, Melbourne is at least 5 degrees warmer......I'm comparing recent UK mild winters more than 2 years ago. I know the last 2 have been cold. (5 degrees makes a big difference). But even in mid winter, you will get winter sun occasionally, if not quite on the same scale as Sydney.

However, in summer, extremes mean that Melbourne gets quite a bit hotter. There's no contest.

Melbourne is also uniformly warmer for longer. eg Its starts warming up in Oct and is still very sunny if alot cooler in April and May/ equivalent to Oct/November in UK. When was the last day you got 30 degrees in October in the UK?

This 4 seasons bizo is overkill. Just a crowded house lyric. Melbourne can get a quick change come through. If you get any funny weather, its just one of those things. Its not like it snows, rains, shines ...well OK maybe but don't read too much in to it.