What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Jun 20th 2006, 2:48 pm
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What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Jun 20th 2006, 2:51 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0094
I'll be heading out to Melbourne in two weeks time so will find out first hand.
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Jun 20th 2006, 2:53 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by nicktork
The BBC weather forecast shows surnrise and sunset times as well as temperatures.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0094
I'll be heading out to Melbourne in two weeks time so will find out first hand.
NickT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0094
I'll be heading out to Melbourne in two weeks time so will find out first hand.
NickT
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Jun 20th 2006, 3:44 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Can some one tell me if it will be dark when we land at Melbourne in October at 9ish and what sort of temp can we expect at that time?
Mandy
Jun 20th 2006, 4:14 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
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Jun 20th 2006, 5:10 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
Can some one tell me if it will be dark when we land at Melbourne in October at 9ish and what sort of temp can we expect at that time?
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Jun 20th 2006, 6:13 pm
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Bordy
Yeah it will be dark Mandy & probably around 20ish during the day & 10 to 12 at night.
Thanks Bordy, just thought i would check, don't want to get of the plane wearing the wrong sort of clothes
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Jun 21st 2006, 2:01 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
Can some one tell me if it will be dark when we land at Melbourne in October at 9ish and what sort of temp can we expect at that time?
Melbourne weather in October is variable - could be anywhere between 13C and 33C. Averages can be misleading.
For climate data, http://www.bom.gov.au and sunrise/sunsets, http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/
Jun 21st 2006, 3:44 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Jun 21st 2006, 7:13 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by dave_woodsy
The difference between the longest day and the shortest day is less in Melbourne than in the UK . Today being the shortest day here it will be dark around 5.15 , midsummer its light till around 9.30ish.
Yep,
This is because of the latitude of Melbourne from the equator. I believe Melbourne is 37 degrees south which is the same as what Lisbon is north.
This helped me in reconsidering my original view that Melbourne is near antarctica. It no more near the south pole than almost all of europe is near the north pole.
The fact that most of the world's land mass in north of the equator plays tricks on one's mind.
Jun 21st 2006, 9:31 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by nicktork
I'll be heading out to Melbourne in two weeks time so will find out first hand.
NickT
Wrap up warm once the sun goes down, starts getting dark nice and early and the temperature plummets. As far as I can recall it was dark in July well before 6.30 and cold and wet at that time of year, but as with the whole 4 seasons in one day can be lovely or freezing depending on which part of Melbourne you're in at a certain point whilst it's day light
Jun 21st 2006, 9:42 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Jun 21st 2006, 9:49 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by touchingcloth
Yep,
This is because of the latitude of Melbourne from the equator. I believe Melbourne is 37 degrees south which is the same as what Lisbon is north.
This helped me in reconsidering my original view that Melbourne is near antarctica. It no more near the south pole than almost all of europe is near the north pole.
The fact that most of the world's land mass in north of the equator plays tricks on one's mind.
This is because of the latitude of Melbourne from the equator. I believe Melbourne is 37 degrees south which is the same as what Lisbon is north.
This helped me in reconsidering my original view that Melbourne is near antarctica. It no more near the south pole than almost all of europe is near the north pole.
The fact that most of the world's land mass in north of the equator plays tricks on one's mind.
Drug inspired, no doubt...
Jun 21st 2006, 10:45 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by Garsimm
Can someone shed some light (no pun intended) on the times that it gets dark in Melbourne?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Are the changes (if any) throughout the year similar to those in the UK; ie, long nights in the summer and shorter in the winter?
Or is it the other way around ?
Jun 21st 2006, 10:48 am
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Re: What time does it get dark in Melbourne
Originally Posted by wargod
When you close your eyes
