Do I still sound "northern?" (average, temperature, nights)

[§AB]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

So maybe he'd like Vancouver or Victoria BC. They have a climate nearly identical with London England's, plus mountains and rainforests nearby. Newfoundland's even cooler/colder... probably equivalent to northern Scotland.

Jamaicans like using Fahrenheit still. Don't know about forecasts, but the residents I've heard only used Fahrenheit.

What I meant is, is there anywhere people think the weather's good by it simply being under 40 C, including barely under... meaning 39 C is a good day?
(Sounds like Melbournites think 35 C is a terrible day.)

nah people will complain about the heat. However, when it's 15ºC and raining you won't hear much complaint at all.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by §AB

nah people will complain about the heat. However, when it's 15ºC and raining you won't hear much complaint at all.

Is there any place where residents like 30-34 C?

15 C isn't too bad to me, especially if it's not the daytime high, so before 10 am or after 6 pm.

[§AB]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Is there any place where residents like 30-34 C?

you'll find people everywhere who'll like it, but the majority of the population seem to prefer temps of 20-30ºC.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by §AB

you'll find people everywhere who'll like it, but the majority of the population seem to prefer temps of 20-30ºC.

Are the average temperatures around 10C during the winter season there?

[Botev1912]

I prefer 22-26C. But 18C sunny with no wind is good too. I prefer cool nights though because it's very comfortable to sleep. I hate temperatures below 0C

[§AB]

Originally Posted by Plains10

Are the average temperatures around 10C during the winter season there?

The coldest month in Melbourne, July, has an average low of 6-7ºC and an average high of 14-15ºC. While many of your north americans would kill for that sort of winter, you gotta understand, for someone who's spent the last 18 years of their life here, that becomes the standard for cold. To put it in perspective, our winters are similar to coastal SoCal in terms of temps.

daily high temps of 10ºC can occur in Melb, but are rare, you'd be lucky to see just one single occurance in a typical winter. The high temp fell below 10ºC only once last year, on July 17th when it was 9.2ºC! Same goes for nights below 0ºC, extremely rare, infact in my 18 years in Melbourne, I've never seen a low of 0ºC forecast for downtown Melbourne. Coldest night last year was 2.2ºC on july 21st last year and that is fairly representative of the coldest temp you'll see in Melbourne in a typical year.

The flat plains of northern Victoria, however, see several nights a year drop below 0ºC, thanks to a dominance of clear nights. Coldest temp I've ever seen at a non-alpine (victorian) station is -7.5ºC at Wangaratta in June 2006.

The coldest temp ever recorded in Australia is -23ºC at Charlottes Pass, NSW. Interesting fact - that is the "warmest" record cold temp of any continent on Earth!

[Botev1912]

how many cloudy days per year does Melbourne get? I can't find information about European, Canadian and Australian cities. There are only US cities

[§AB]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

how many cloudy days per year does Melbourne get? I can't find information about European, Canadian and Australian cities. There are only US cities

a hell of a lot Vast majority is concentrated between May and October though. Summer's see lots of sunshine.

[Jammie]

SAB, are you saying that it rarely gets below freezing where you live? What is the celcius freezing temp? Is it around zero?

[Botev1912]

It's 0C (32F)