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Travel tips AUSTRALIA BEACHES & ISLANDS

Australia Beaches & Islands Public Holidays New South Wales

• Public holidays: 25 Dec 16 Christmas Day • Climate: New South Wales is described as being in the temperate zone
26 Dec 16 Boxing Day
26 Jan 16 Australia Day 01 Jan 17 New Year’s Day although the climate undergoes large variations depending on proximity to
25 Mar 16 Good Friday 26 Jan 17 Australia Day the coast and mountains. The temperature can be very high in the northwest
28 Mar 16 Easter Monday of the state and very cold in the southern alpine Snowy Mountains regions,
25 Apr 16 Anzac Day but the climate across New South Wales is generally mild. Long-term median
rainfall varies from a low of 200 mm in the arid north-west of the state to a
Queen’s Birthday & Labour Day dates vary per state high of more than 1,500 mm along the northeast coast.

Queensland • School holidays: 24 Sep – 09 Oct 16
21 Dec 16 – 29 Jan 17
• Climate: Queensland is blessed with an enviable climate of warm sunny 09 Apr – 25 Apr 16
02 Jul – 17 Jul 16
days. Warm summers and mild winters are what you can expect, plus loads
of sunshine (with just the occasional shower). But due to its size it has quite Average Temperature
a variation across the state. Divided into a subtropical region in the south,
where summers are warm, winters are mild and autumn & spring offer the Sydney Autumn Winter Spring Summer
very best of climates, as well as a tropical region in the north, where the (Mar – May) (Jun – Aug) (Sep – Nov) (Dec –Feb)
wet season (throughout summer) can be quite humid and hot, while the dry
season (throughout winter) is quite dry and mild. The Queensland climate of 12-25ºC 8-19ºC 11-25ºC 18-28ºC
the central west is hot, in fact this is where the hottest temperatures in the
state occur during summer. Western Australia

• School holidays: 17 Sep – 03 Oct 16 • Climate: Western Australia’s climate is as diverse as its landscape. Whilst
10 Dec 16 – 22 Jan 17
25 Mar – 10 Apr 16 the southern region enjoys four distinct seasons, in the north there are two
25 Jun – 10 Jul 16 distinct seasons – wet and dry.

Average Temperature • School holidays: 24 Sep – 09 Oct 16
16 Dec 16 – 31 Jan 17
09 Apr – 25 Apr 16
02 Jul – 17 Jul 16 Average Temperature

Autumn Winter Spring Summer Perth/South Autumn (Mar – May) Winter (Jun – Aug) Spring (Sep – Nov) Summer (Dec –Feb)
(Mar – May) (Jun – Aug) (Sep – Nov) (Dec –Feb)
West Region 13-29ºC 8-19ºC 10-25ºC 17-35ºC
19-30ºC 17-26ºC 18-31ºC 23-31ºC
North Queensland Broome/North Dry Season (Apr – Sep) Wet Season (Oct – Mar)
South Queensland 15-27ºC 12-22ºC 14-26ºC 20-29ºC West Region 30-40ºC
24-35ºC

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