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Cairns as I grew up there and it was plenty hot and humid. The winters weren't cold in the slightest. Occasionally there were some cool nights but that was about it. Despite receiving over 2000mm of rain it is still far sunnier than where I live now (Melbourne)
Darwin year round 30C+ would probably be too much for me.
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I was in Townsville from Feb-June one year.
I was only truly uncomfortable from cold due to air-conditioning,
except that was virtually always, year-round whenever I stepped inside
I was in Townsville from Feb-June one year.
I was only truly uncomfortable from cold due to air-conditioning,
except that was virtually always, year-round whenever I stepped inside
That is one thing I notice as well whenever I return to Cairns to visit family. All the shops up there seem to have the AC set to 16C 24/7. It feels nice for a little while but can get a bit chilly if you are sitting still in there wearing only shorts and a sleeveless top.
That is one thing I notice as well whenever I return to Cairns to visit family. All the shops up there seem to have the AC set to 16C 24/7. It feels nice for a little while but can get a bit chilly if you are sitting still in there wearing only shorts and a sleeveless top.
Glad to know it is not only me.
I remember a day in May, it was dark overcast, 25 C/77 F and slightly-dry.
It was somewhat-cool pr Spring-like compared to our most recent weather.
as such I was actually wearing light-weight but long-sleeve clothing.
I step into McDonalds in Innisfail and it is like the freezer aisle in Woolworths.
90% of the people in line are in shorts and singlets (tank tops for Americans )
After 5 minutes wait with my long sleeves, I am getting cold...
Meanwhile the other 20 or so Aussies standing in line seem oblivious to the chill
and all the staff working in McDonalds are wearing short sleeve shirts;
they also appear to be comfortable...
How is that even possible, if they are all FROM a tropical climate?!?
When I stepped outside of McDonalds after being in for 20 minutes,
it made a cloudy, dry 25 C/77 F feel hot!
Cairns seems to barely get any thunderstorms, most precipitation there is just heavy tropical showers.
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Originally Posted by Aussie87
Cairns as I grew up there and it was plenty hot and humid. The winters weren't cold in the slightest. Occasionally there were some cool nights but that was about it. Despite receiving over 2000mm of rain it is still far sunnier than where I live now (Melbourne)
Darwin year round 30C+ would probably be too much for me.
Must've been a shock to the system moving from paradise to the subarctic overcast dregs of this town. The difference between Cairns and Melbourne is that Melbourne receives much of its rainfall from boring stratus drizzly showers or light rain, while Cairns gets heavy downpours from much more interesting cumulus and cumulonimbus. And ofcourse the rain in Cairns won't feel like you are taking a cold shower in the middle of January.
Cairns - winter-early spring rains are still negligible, and yearly means more tolerable.
Plus you can escape to the nearby highlands during summer if you've had a gutful of the heat.
In Darwin - you just go troppo.
Read this for ""going troppo":
I remember a day in May, it was dark overcast, 25 C/77 F and slightly-dry.
It was somewhat-cool pr Spring-like compared to our most recent weather.
as such I was actually wearing light-weight but long-sleeve clothing.
I step into McDonalds in Innisfail and it is like the freezer aisle in Woolworths.
90% of the people in line are in shorts and singlets (tank tops for Americans )
After 5 minutes wait with my long sleeves, I am getting cold...
Meanwhile the other 20 or so Aussies standing in line seem oblivious to the chill
and all the staff working in McDonalds are wearing short sleeve shirts;
they also appear to be comfortable...
How is that even possible, if they are all FROM a tropical climate?!?
When I stepped outside of McDonalds after being in for 20 minutes,
it made a cloudy, dry 25 C/77 F feel hot!
Weather in the 70sF is warm/mild, and comfortable. It may feel cooler than a humid 77F, but by no means cold. The air conditioning inside made you feel cold.
I remember summers in DC when I lived there. As I went in the mall, I loved the feeling of the cold air conditioning against my skin, to escape the humid 100F outside. But after two hours in there, I was cold. As I walked out the door, it felt so nice to be warm again. The workers probably felt that walking around during the day in a sunny 77F was nice, but maybe they were refreshed upon working in the chill store for a few hours. I bet by the time they went back outside, they were glad to be out in the warmth again.
Cairns seems to barely get any thunderstorms, most precipitation there is just heavy tropical showers.
Must've been a shock to the system moving from paradise to the subarctic overcast dregs of this town. The difference between Cairns and Melbourne is that Melbourne receives much of its rainfall from boring stratus drizzly showers or light rain, while Cairns gets heavy downpours from much more interesting cumulus and cumulonimbus. And ofcourse the rain in Cairns won't feel like you are taking a cold shower in the middle of January.
Wasn't that much of a shock as I lived in Brisbane for a couple of years before moving to Melbourne. That let me acclimatise to slightly lower temps than Cairns before plunging into Melbourne's weather. I had to purchase some new clothes to add to the 1 jumper I owned when I arrived.
Very true about the rain temperature though. When I used to live up there if it was raining I would just walk around in the rain and not feel cold.
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