Why does melbourne have crazy weather

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I left all my family and friends and moved to North Cyprus, best move i ever made. The weather was amazing i was always outside thats when i realised there is more to life. I only moved back cause of family reasons and i regret it biggest mistake of my life. The only bad side to Europe is the economy.

There is no doubt that Melbourne in winter is colder than other mainland cities,but overall it is NOT that bad. The best way to describe it is "changeable". Winter in general is fairly cold. Autumn is cool but pretty clear. Spring is the season that Melbourne gets its main reputation from. Hot one day, cold the next and the most rainfall for the year. Speaking of rainfall,not many people know that rainfall per year less than either Sydney or Brisbane.

Summer can be HOT,but a couple of hot days is usually followed by a cool change,and many summer days can de mild also. Hope all this helps!

The weather was beyond depressing, I am an outdoors person having spent 20 years in Brisbane and I just couldn't cope down there. Sitting inside watching netflix with the heater on weekend after weekend because it's too cold and miserable to be outside enjoying life is not my idea of a quality life.

I've only been back north for 3 months and you couldn't pay me to go back to Melbourne! I've lived here in Melbourne my whole life and will certainly move when my parents are no longer with me. Its bascially winter from Mid April until Mid November in that time you would be lucky to get 15 days over Mid November to Mid April which is only 5 months the weather is ok. But even when its warm it rarely lasts more than 4 days. Its also very windy throughout the year and has even less clear days than Hobart.

Terrible climate if you like the outdoors. I am from france, i've been living in melbourne for 6 years.. I hate the weather so much. The thing is, in france when the winter coming, people are ready and houses are well isolated. But in melbourne, no isolation in houses and 2 little months of summer december and january but getting cold at night or late afternoon.

Hotter in france during summer. If you care about weather you won't be happy to move here. So what i am doing is i move to france for summer over there and come around november here ahah. Good luck. Wow, a lot of emotive answers here, so let's try to give a more objective and factual one. Firstly, "good" and "bad" are subjective terms, some people don't like the cold, others don't like heat, some prefer dry heat, others prefer humidity, so it's important to keep that in mind. Melbourne has a temperate oceanic climate with almost no humidity, whereas SE QLD and NSW have humid sub-tropical climates, which is the main difference.

Again, either one can be good or bad depending on your preference. Sydney and Brisbane have a lot more sunny days, more consistently warm temperatures and rarely get cold by world standards. However, they also both have stifling and oppressive humidity where 27 can feel hotter than 35 in Melbourne; and both also get a LOT more rain than Melbourne particularly Sydney.

Melbourne experiences far more variable temperatures year round. When it's 35 you can walk in the shade and feel a cool seabreeze, but the sun is scorching. March is the nicest month of the year, often consistently with no rain or humidity.

Heatwaves are usually followed by a sudden drop to 20 for a few days, which can be refreshing after It cools down quickly, is changeable 25 one day and 15 the next and the leaves fall. Cold, grey, windy, but occasional pleasant days around with sunshine to break it up. It starts warming up November and December start getting sporadic days over 30 , is most often over 20 but still has cold days in the teens, and October is the wettest month of the year.

Despite its rainy reputation, Melbourne is the second driest capital in Australia. Melbourne's wettest month has less average rainfall than Sydney's driest month.

The reason isn't less days with rain, but that rain most commonly passes over in 10 minutes and disappears. There are very few days that rain heavily or for a long period. The upside to that is that you rarely need to cancel anything due to rain: just wait 10 minutes until it passes.

Heavy rain more often lasts for hours in Sydney so it gets more mm. Due to its position further south, Melbourne has longer daylight in summer around 16 hours and shorter in winter only around 8 hours than the northern states. That adds to the long Melbourne winters having a tendency to feel dark, depressing and dismal. By contrast, summer is really pleasant if you like heat but not humidity.

That all depends on preference though. I know Qlders who can't cope with the hot dry Melbourne heatwaves because they're accustomed to humidity.

Melburnians are more likely to struggle in the oppressive humidity of Sydney and Brisbane. It shouldn't be assumed that everyone's preference is the tropical humidity of Florida, Queensland, Fiji, Bali, etc. Melbourne is more variable, cold and miserable in winter but a lot less rain, no humidity, dry heat with extreme heatwaves in summer usually followed by a cool stretch, and as others have mentioned the wind can be the worst factor.

Sydney and Brisbane are warmer and sunnier, more consistent, almost no real cold weather, but also a lot wetter with heavier rain and stifling humidity. When there are tropical storms up north, it pushes more rain and down to Victoria than usual which in summer is generally almost none which happens once every few years and this is one. I should add, I didn't mention Perth or Adelaide in the post above.

But if one was looking at the 3 major east coast cities, it's a very subjective choice based on your preference around humid or temperate climates. None of them are perfect and all have flaws - as does any climate - so it's just about choosing which flaws bother you the least. Again though, it's subjective. If you prefer humidity, you won't find many flaws with Brisbane or Sydney's weather, you'll absolutely love it and won't like Melbourne's climate.

My sister moved from Melbourne to Queensland, because her partner prefers the tropical climate up there. Whereas my wife moved from Sydney to Melbourne and hates Sydney's humidity despite growing up in it, she prefers the Melbourne climate. I love Arizona heat but I hate Florida heat. Different strokes for different folks. When taking advice, I would look to the more objective comparisons based on data so you can choose what suits your OWN preference, rather than emotive expressions of personal preference which simply state that people hate what doesn't suit that preference and use current weather like "Oh it's only 12 degrees today" rather than long term averages as their evidence.

I'd also like to add that most people complain about Melbourne's weather as though it changes every 5 minutes every day of the year, when in actual fact Melbourne's weather is very stable on a daily basis.

It's really only in summer and spring when just some days are likely to be changeable. Melbourne's climate shouldn't be described as being 'four seasons in one day', however 'four seasons in one week' is more applicable especially during summer and spring. For me, Melbourne has the ideal climate of any city in Australia.

As someone who experiences severe headaches and fatigue in warm-hot temperatures and humidity, the mild climate here suits me perfectly.

I love having one or two warm-hot days knowing that a cool relief is on the way to give me a break before it warms up again. Four season in one day hot cold windy and raining. I moved to melb 3 years ago and have to say it's not the temperature but how long winters and autumns last giving the feeling we live mostly is in miserable cold.

Not at all! I have lived in Canberra, Wollongong, Albury, and Darwin each for years. Melbourne has a better climate than any of them. Summers are not too hot like Sydney or Wollongong , winters are not too cold like Canberra , it's never too humid like Darwin.

Yeah, sometimes the weather changes a bit in a day, big whoop! Rug up everyone who dislikes the cold! Its technically mid-Spring, which means we have just two more months of cold, wet, blustery, wintry days to come before we have our 3 warm months.

Hang in there! Definitely an each to their own statement. Feeling cool, you can wear a jumper or jacket as opposed to the Summer where when you feel too hot thats just bad luck.

Whats good about it? No far from it. The mid teens have been perfect, no lacking energy from sapping heat, no sunscreen, no sunburn. Love Melbournes climate. You forgot to mention one the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.

No alpine region, a large amount of Anglo Australians. Do I need to continue. As I started earlier, each to their own. By the way you should work for Queensland Tourism. Thats a fair point, def need to be SunSmart in this part of the country.

We get cold when it drops to 20 degrees so definitely dont envy living near ski fields though! This weather is definitely just perfect for those who love the cold. Frost mid-Spring must be the best for you! Some people cannot be cold enough and this weather must be coming close for you folks.

Frost in the Spring. Superb for you! Yet were high 20s all week except Sunday which is 30! Hard to believe such a difference in lifestyle from a 2hr flight North, Melb is definitely the place to be if you enjoy the cold. If you like being stuck indoors all year round and traffic Melbourne is for you.

Life should always feel like a holiday. We work all year to go on holidays to beautiful places like Qld or bali or europe, why not have that life style all the time. Ive read a lot of comments here and I find Johns comments to be so one sided and argumentative that I am not sure what he is defending.

When people cant take the heat they hate everywhere thats warmer than where they live. Too much defending Melbourne going on here. John needs to sit down and watch a good game of rugby and discover the world. You forgot to mention the storm and rain that occurred after out of no where i got drenched walking again.

The forecast two days ago predicted rain late afternoon today, thats why I went for a ride this morning instead of this afternoon. Check out the stats for rain fall up there. The 2 cities couldnt be more different in lifestyle.

Perth is apparently sunnier but theres just so so much sunshine here I cant imagine anyone would need more - plus Perth has a cold winter.

Almost every single morning coffee here in 18 mths has been in the lovely sun outdoors, true outdoor lifestyle. Queensland has warm to very hot weather all year round, some people like that, Victoria has seasons, some people like that.

Theres no right or wrong here. This choice can have a big effect on people close to you so needs to considered very carefully. A great multicultural location vs culturally challenged more bogans per square kilometre in Queensland than anywhere in the country great choice of landscape diversity in Victoria i.

All these activities is something I would personally never leave. All comes down to the individual. No right or wrong here. That's going off track Victoria is great as i mentioned before we have everything, but you have to remember we cant always experience what Victoria has to offer. Money, weather and time. We can always find a job regardless of state.

If the weather is better we have greater opportunity to be doing outdoor activities. Last is time well if the weather is unstable you have less time, if you are stuck in traffic as most of Melbourne is you have lest time. These are all negative attributes when you are trying to live a happier healthier lifestyle. Family and friends are important but why base a decision attached to them. If your family and friends love and care for you, they can always visit and call.

If anyone has an attachment to there family and friends then i see that as a far bigger problem. You cannot compare something unless you have lived it. Do what you have to do my friend. Best of luck! Thank you, :. I know everyone is different and has there own reason why they choose something. I try to follow some basic rules, 1. To do what ever makes you happy. More is lost by indecision than by wrong decision. Not live with what could of been. If something is worth it, a bit of hardship is nothing.

Enjoy your weekend. You just move back although we joke how no one ever leaves here!! The only people who truly defend melbournes weather are people that were born and bred here and haven't really lived anywhere else. I actually feel sad for them because they have no idea how pleasant life can be living with blue skies.

Im currently in stage 4 lockdown enduring my 3rd Melbourne winter with plenty of time on my hands to make a decision - I'm not wasting another year of my life in this dreary hell. I'll be moving back to northern NSW as soon as the borders open. Melbourne is a bleak and miserable hole. The worst place I've ever lived. The dreary weather has a massive impact on the way you live your life here, which is basically inside on the couch with the heaters going for 8 months of the year.

The people reflect this mood, people are rude and unfriendly and just damn miserable. If you are filthy rich and can afford an apartment in the city and can eat out at restaurants every night and brunch at cafes all day then maaaaybe it would be bearable, but to live an ordinary life in the suburbs, you just wouldn't It depends.

I have lived in Sydney and Melbourne extensively. So I understand the weather in both. Each year the weather can be different in Melbourne. Some years it will feel like a double very dry no rain hot summer and other times it will feel like it will miss summer. The winter can be the same. Some years mild other years freezing. I wouldnt say most of the time it is cold. Id say 5 months is cold. And 4 months or so is really nice mild in between weather.

Today is 28th June, proper winter. I love the 4 seasons. Today I am absolutely loving the sun as I missed it yesterday. But good different imo. Brenda your the type that gets cold in 20 degree weather. Melbourne is not for you. Move to QLD immediately. Damn true. Southerners whinged humidity. I loathe humidity. No summer daylight savings. Georgis, mind your own business as to where I live and address the questioner, not the responders to the questioner!

I have not been in Melbourne too long coming from the UK just last year. So far the weather has been fairly stable but those days where it was in the 40 range was uncomfortable but in a few days it was back down again.

The winter does not bother me, the UK can almost feel like a year long winter in comparison. One thing that took me by surprise though was the hail storm on the 19th January, it caused damage to skylights, roof tiles and the veranda polycarb corrugation was shredded.

Thankfully my car was in the carport at the time so no damage there. We are fortunate here in Australia that you can live in different climate zones and people often move from Queensland to Melbourne because they hate the heat. If you dont like cold nights move to the tropics, simply put, there are choices out there instead of whingeing about it. You do realise that the OP asked about the weather? Been here 4 years so not a lifetime but long enough to experience it all.

It took some getting used to. Mostly just frustrating to try to plan activities weeks or months out. The key is taking a trip North for an escape! Silver lining I suppose. Winters are cloudy and rainy but nowhere near those of Northern Europe or the US northeast. Agree with someone above who said a lot of homes have crappy insulation.

Not all but many. Mine is. Heater are essential. Main problem with the weather in Melbourne is the fact that Australia has the worst construction industry in the western world with zero building standards.

Curled up by the heater tonight here in Melbourne-town. Interesting stream of responses. I find the winters freezing and long, and suffer the winter badly. The extended grey gets me down. Indigenous knowledge recognises climatic seasons rather than the introduced European 4 seasons.

The weather is not so great It is never consistent with the season. And 4seasons in 1 day is not a myth. The good thing is that even if winter is pretty cold you can have some lovely sunny day not too cold but in summer the weather is crazy from very high temperature to cold Good grief!

Anyway, for all the moaning and groaning over which part of Australia has better weather depending entirely on your individual tastes surely?

Just means we are much tougher than you Bad weather coming up for some this weekend in Melbourne. High 20s. Hang in there cold lovers! I have been here for a couple months, and I have not felt so cold in my life. I personally believe that here in Melbourne we dont really have a winter, more like a long autumn followed by a long spring. If you want a winter you really have to head to higher altitude, place like Bright in Victoria or Jindabyne in N.

Melbournes climate doesnt get could enough to call it winter. Miss Melbourne dearly. One bad thing is weather.

Miserable gray weather. Summer here is so horrible oppressive heat and humidity. Sad sunset not 9pm. Melb is in the middle of winter already A cloudy SE Qld day is 1, times better than that! I didnt find my 1st summer here hot or humid either I think Melbourne should move to a better climate then it truly would have it all.

I grew up in northern nsw and then spent 18 years in brisbane. I moved to melbourne 2 years ago where I met my partner who was born and bred here. I HATE melbourne and its weather.

Did you know statistically melbourne has more than over cast days a year? Thats 6 months of grey It really is a miserable place to live, I lay there at night and long for the blue skies of Qld. Life is so much better when the sun is shinning. My partner doesnt want to move north so I will probably have to leave him cause living in melbourne is unbareable, even for love. I HATE life here. Why would anyone want to live in Victoria. I long for the sunny blue skies every single day of my life here, like you.

I totally agree! My boyfriend is doing university here, but I might have to move and do distance, because its so depressing. Brenda, someone already made this comment and I agree. If you dont like it, move. I hate living in Victoria and would move tomorrow if my family wasn't rooted here. I have lived in the tropics overseas for 10 years, and also QLD previously.

Life is so much better waking up to sunshine. I literally spring out of bed to a clear sky. Victoria on the other hand feels like groundhog day, waking to clouds, what is the point? But it goes on for 9 months of the year, not 3. And yes Victorian summer's are very short lived and erratic. I like Victorias weather I do not think I am an ignorant person or in denial. People like different things. I couldnt think of anything worse than it being sunny every single day.

When a cold front then comes through there is often a strong northerly wind ahead of it bringing down that hot air, so the differences between the two systems can be really stark. He also says we need to look at the bigger picture of meteorological events in the rest of the world.

In meteorology, the way we look at weather and climate now is to look at the whole globe. Professor Simmonds explains that a lot of weather phenomena in the Southern Hemisphere are linked to a pattern of very intense low-pressure storm systems that encircle Antarctica. Level 4: Stolen Generations Marker. Level 3: City maps. Level 3: Melbourne facts and figures. Level 3: Melbourne as a smart city. Level 4: CityLab.

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