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AUSTRALIA CITIES

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26 Jan 16 Australia Day 25 Dec 16 Christmas Day Brisbane
25 Mar 16 Good Friday 26 Dec 16 Boxing Day
28 Mar 16 Easter Monday 01 Jan 17 New Year’s Day Queensland is blessed with an enviable climate of warm sunny days. Warm
25 Apr 16 Anzac Day 26 Jan 17 Australia Day 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 a variation
Queen’s Birthday & Labour Day dates vary per state across the state. Divided into a subtropical region in the south, where
summers are warm, winters are mild and autumn & spring offer the very best
School Holidays of climates

Brisbane 17 Sep – 03 Oct 16 Adelaide
10 Dec 16 – 22 Jan 17
25 Mar – 10 Apr 16 South Australia has a hot Mediterranean climate with mild winters with
25 Jun – 10 Jul 16 moderate rainfall and hot, dry summers. But there is considerable variation in
summer and they sometimes have several days when the temperature is up
Adelaide 01 Oct – 16 Oct 16 to 40°C. It is the driest of the Australian capital cities.
17 Dec 16 – 29 Jan 17
16 Apr – 01 May 16 Hobart/Launceston
09 Jul – 24 Jul 16
Tasmania’s warmest months are December to March. Autumn has many
Sydney/Tasmania/Canberra sunny days and the landscape produces a mass of colour. Winter runs from
May to August. Spring spans September to November, and brings oceans of
16 Apr – 01 May 16 01 Oct – 16 Oct 16 wildflowers.

09 Jul – 24 Jul 16 17 Dec 16 – 29 Jan 17 Sydney

Perth 24 Sep – 09 Oct 16 New South Wales is described as being in the temperate zone although
16 Dec 16 – 31 Jan 17 the climate undergoes large variations depending on proximity to the coast
09 Apr – 25 Apr 16 and mountains. The temperature can be very high in the northwest of the
02 Jul – 17 Jul 16 state and very cold in the southern alpine Snowy Mountains regions, but the
climate across New South Wales is generally mild.
Melbourne 17 Sep – 03 Oct 16
21 Dec 16 – 30 Jan 17 Perth
25 Mar – 10 Apr 16
25 Jun – 10 Jul 16 Western Australia’s climate is as diverse as its landscape. But in the south it
has four distinct seasons.
Average Temperature
Melbourne
Brisbane Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Adelaide (Mar – May) (Jun – Aug) (Sep – Nov) (Dec –Feb) Despite its small size, the Victorian climate varies across the state. The north
Hobart is much drier and warmer weather than the south. Australia’s seasons are
Launceston 15-27ºC 10-21ºC 14-26ºC 20-29ºC the reverse of those in the northern hemisphere. Melbourne enjoys warm
Sydney 12-22ºC 8-15ºC 12-22ºC 16-28ºC summers, glorious springs, mild autumns and crisp winters. With its variable
Canberra 6-20°C 4-13°C 6-19°C 11-22°C climate, Melbourne hots up December to February (summer), cools down
Perth 5-22°C 2-14°C 5-20°C 10-24°C March to May (autumn), chills out June to August (winter), and warms up
Melbourne 12-25ºC 8-19ºC 11-25ºC 18-28ºC again September to November (spring).
12-25ºC 1-12ºC 11-25ºC 12-27ºC
13-29ºC 8-19ºC 10-25ºC 17-35ºC
10-24ºC 7-15ºC 9-22ºC 14-26ºC

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