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Originally Posted by Paddy234
I'm from Ireland currently living in Christchurch New Zealand and i love the climate in Canterbury due to a good amount of sunshine, dry and mostly mild-warm-hot. One of the biggest reasons migrants to a new location is because of climate as it dictates their lifestyle. One thing i wasn't told and quickly realized was how intense the Sun is here, i arrived in mid August 2013 and while temperatures were cold in the morning and night by midday they were rarely below 10 degrees and the Sun on my skin was the most intense i have ever felt. Getting burnt in winter is a strange experience and i quickly realized how different the climate was here compared to back home. A 16 degree sunny day in New Zealand would feel similar to a 20 degree day elsewhere. I am just confused as whenever the climate of New Zealand is discussed it is never mentioned? In fact people merely look at temperatures. I have even talked to Aussies who have came over here and couldn't believe how intense the heat of the sun is here. I feel this is something that is highly underestimated and all people who come here should be aware of it especially as New Zealand has one of the highest number of Skin cancer in the world. Thank God we don't get the 40 degree days that you can regularly get in OZ with this sun as then the climate would virtually be unbearable
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When I moved to Australia from NZ in 1972, one thing I remember is how glaringly bright the sunshine was in Australia, it took a little while to get used to. So it is sort of funny to hear someone say how intense the sun is in NZ.
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