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In terms of "heat" being a reason to avoid living Perth, here are some stats:
Perth Regional Office:
54.5 days a year at or above 30 C/86 F (hardly the whole summer )
17.2 days a year at or above 35 C/95 F (35 C in Perth feels like 30-32 C in Toronto or Eastern USA )
1.8 days a year at or above 40 C/104 F (a few one-off days)
Now for chill, here's Canada's balmy Vancouver Intl Airport:
4 days a year below 0 C/ 32 F (that's twice as often as Perth sees 40+ C )
120 days a year below 10 C/ 50 F (brrr!)
296 days a year below 20 C/ 68 F (keep your shorts in your dresser )
Compared with even the best city Canada has to offer,
the concern of "heat" loses weight, especially the number of days of discomfort.
I have seen very few people who are miserable at 29 C/84 F with low humidity,
and that's about the most heat Perth sees 310 days a year.
Actually, Vancouver gets 46 frost days a year.. so much more than 4.. I wish it was only 4
Actually, Vancouver gets 46 frost days a year.. so much more than 4.. I wish it was only 4
Actually that was the stat for afternoon highs, warmest time of the day, not exceeding 0 C.
That's why I felt comfortable saying "days below 0 C" because its the entire day.
Even Perth gets frost so if you hate that,
going to Perth airport in winter (30km east of the coast?) could give you a surprise.
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Originally Posted by ColdCanadian
If there are many people in Perth who find the heat excessive, what in particular is bugging them?
Is 25 C/77 F and sunshine too much? They get that nearly half the year.
Are the 41 days between 30-34 C (30+ days minus 35+ C days) really hard enough to deal with that you'd want to live elsewhere?
I'm honestly stumped, so if anyone would like to suggest issues with "heat in Perth," I'd be happy to hear them.
The climatic averages are misleading because recent years have been hotter than the long-term average. It seems typical rather than unusual to average maxima in the mid 30s in January and February, with strongs of days above 37C pretty commonplace it's just seen as typical summer weather. I think the tendency to have 40C+ conditions every year makes Perth seem alot hotter than the averages would suggest. I think a lack of rain-bearing systems to cool things off also add to the perception of relentless heat.
The climatic averages are misleading because recent years have been hotter than the long-term average. It seems typical rather than unusual to average maxima in the mid 30s in January and February, with strongs of days above 37C pretty commonplace it's just seen as typical summer weather. I think the tendency to have 40C+ conditions every year makes Perth seem alot hotter than the averages would suggest. I think a lack of rain-bearing systems to cool things off also add to the perception of relentless heat.
Thanks mate.
Honestly though, most, if not all Australian cities are "too...something" these days with regards to weather.
Better some dry heat and sun than too much rain, cold or storms imho.
I find Perth's perception more appealing than Perth's long term averages.
37 C in Perth feels like 33 C in Toronto; tedious if I'm in the mood where I don't want heat but still not terrible.
But maybe it's better to convince Eastern-Staters it's too hot in Perth...
Last edited by ColdCanadian; 05-27-2011 at 06:29 AM..
Some main factors contributing to this:
It's a very long way from the populated 'Boomerang coast'. Quite isolated. Too boring/quiet. Hot and dry. Very, very expensive for property.
The 'main' reason people are moving there in droves is for the work and wages which is, currently, plentiful and high.
Working the mines can earn over $100,000 - $120,000 per annum but the lack of composolitian lifestyle can make it quite unbearable.
One of my best friends hails from Perth, moved to Melbourne over 20 years ago & is still living there. He loves the cloudy and cold weather and will never ever move back to Perth again. He has 4 brothers and 4 sisters - they're all, bar three; one living in Auckland, NZ, another in Brisbane and the third one in London, - moved to Melbourne and enjoying life much more as I know it.
Perth is a hole, that is being polite. A city of bogans on the waterfront. They don't even have 7-11 stores.
There is nothing cosmopolitan about Perth and there is no culture. I used to go there regularly for work, even their 5 star hotels are outdated. I literally stayed in the hotel 24/7 as there is simply nothing to do.
If we are talking population, quite a few people actually live there. Most are born and bred, few move to there. There isn't enough big business there to attract more people.
I was at a juice bar with my ipod earphones on and a man gestured for me to take them off and asked where I was from. Noone in Melbourne would strike up a conversation with someone ask where they were from. I had to try not to pull a wtf face when he gestured me to take off my earphones.
He was being nice obviously (I wasn't dressed weird, unsure why he knew I was from interstate), but if he told someone to take of their earphones in the East, he might be some attitude.
Perth is a hole, that is being polite. A city of bogans on the waterfront. They don't even have 7-11 stores.
There is nothing cosmopolitan about Perth and there is no culture. I used to go there regularly for work, even their 5 star hotels are outdated. I literally stayed in the hotel 24/7 as there is simply nothing to do.
If we are talking population, quite a few people actually live there. Most are born and bred, few move to there. There isn't enough big business there to attract more people.
I was at a juice bar with my ipod earphones on and a man gestured for me to take them off and asked where I was from. Noone in Melbourne would strike up a conversation with someone ask where they were from. I had to try not to pull a wtf face when he gestured me to take off my earphones.
He was being nice obviously (I wasn't dressed weird, unsure why he knew I was from interstate), but if he told someone to take of their earphones in the East, he might be some attitude.
I would agree with you on places like Rockingham and Mandurah, but not so Perth - although I did not spend a lot of time there.
You don't have to answer the question -""where are you from""?
I did not meet a lot of Easterners in WA, certainly not compared with the sheer volume from the UK - which still sustain the population growth in WA in many ways.
There were more Easterners in rural areas like Esperance, many from NSW - especially from the Riverina area, and some from SA. Most Easterners on the West coast were from Victoria.
Given the course of world events and the sorts of things going on - I don't think the residents of Perth and the rest of WA mind (being geographicaly isolated and lightly populated).
Quite a few people from Perth have moved to Tasmania in recent years due to the summer heat in Perth.
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They get that nearly half the year.
