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Darwin A
Brisbane B+
Perth B
Alice Springs B
Sydney B
Melbourne C+
I'd rather be in any of them right about now...
I'm surprised that you give Melbourne a C+. For heat lovers, it's awfully gloomy with cold overcast much of the year including summer. Okay; they have crazy deviant record highs in comparison to their norms but do you really want to live in a climate where you often need a sweatshirt in summer during the day even if they are almost frostproof. It's too San Francisco-like. I'd put up with a slightly colder winter like Atlanta or Raleigh to get some summer heat rather than deal with cold overcast year round. Do you like warm rain at all (not that you get any in Vancouver but I'm sure you've experienced it when you traveled) or prefer complete dry heat year round?
I'm surprised that you give Melbourne a C+. For heat lovers, it's awfully gloomy with cold overcast much of the year including summer. Okay; they have crazy deviant record highs in comparison to their norms but do you really want to live in a climate where you often need a sweatshirt in summer during the day even if they are almost frostproof. It's too San Francisco-like. I'd put up with a slightly colder winter like Atlanta or Raleigh to get some summer heat rather than deal with cold overcast year round. Do you like warm rain at all (not that you get any in Vancouver but I'm sure you've experienced it when you traveled) or prefer complete dry heat year round?
Melbourne's lack of freezing temperatures combined with the fact that summers are actually not too bad albeit a bit bipolar is why it gets a C+ from me. I've been to both Melbourne and San Francisco before in the warmer half of the year and I found the summers in Melbourne consistently warmer than SF despite not being as sunny. The biggest issue was more the changeable temperature more than anything. If the temps are going to be changeable, I much rather have it in summer rather than winter as long as there is no snow or frost, hence why I'd rate Melbourne higher than somewhere like Raleigh or Atlanta. I don't mind warm rain but given the choice I'd rather it be dry and sunny.
Darwin: F-
Brisbane: F+
Adelaide: D-
Perth: D-
Sydney: D+
Alice Springs: C-
Melbourne: C-
Hobart: C-
Canberra: C+ (probably one of the nicest Australian climates that I know of)
Last edited by Shalop; 12-15-2014 at 11:45 PM..
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