What is your ideal climate?

Mike Harding · Guru

What is your ideal climate?

Possum3 · Guru

NW NSW - SW Qld. - low humidity- dry air assists with breathing cold enough of a night for a comfort fire, not to cold in winter that arthritic joints are painful - if camped near a river, bore or dam fabulous.

Wizardofoz · Guru

I must be a weirdo, I prefer Port Douglas as my residence, my beachfront duplex in Kiama NSW remains vacant for 11 months of the year, but that's just me.

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 1st of January 2022 04:15:49 PM

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Aus-Kiwi · Guru

I find too far past Brissy in summer too humid . Its not so much the heat that effects me ! Its the humidity! At present in Culburra is just fine !! Not far from your abode Wizardofoz ., Winter I dont mind central VIC / South Aust ? Warm days cold nights . Thats fine !

Derek Barnes · Senior Member

I like Canberra weather. Fairly dry, cool nights, warm days. I love a crisp cold winter morning followed by a nice sunny winter day. I like hot summer days followed by cool summer nights.

montie · Guru

Depends on where you live.
Where I live 19deg is cold and 38deg is hot.
Ideal temp is around 28deg.

Wizardofoz · Guru

Aus-Kiwi wrote:
I find too far past Brissy in summer too humid . Its not so much the heat that effects me ! Its the humidity! At present in Culburra is just fine !! Not far from your abode Wizardofoz ., Winter I dont mind central VIC / South Aust ? Warm days cold nights . Thats fine !

Nice spot, so is Currarong A-K. I used to own a house in Callala Beach over 20 years ago, in fact I was talking to one of the daughters yesterday and we both agreed that I should never have sold that place, Callala Beach is just beautiful and one of my favourite places, we only got to use it on long weekends and holidays because I was working back then and it was just a touch far from where I lived in Sydney.

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Sunday 2nd of January 2022 05:48:24 AM

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SoloMC · Senior Member

Interesting question

I too have lived around Oz in places from Tassie to Darwin.

Extremes of climate, I dont like being cold, I dont like sweating all day either.

My ideal climate is somewhere that is warm/hot in summer and also allows you to walk around in shorts in winter.

It also has no biting insects

I'm currently on Kangaroo Is and I've had to run the heater at night and wear a big coat, beanie, long pants, thermals during the day for several weeks. Yesterday was 32, beautiful but today its freezing again

People were swimming the other day and it was 12 degrees.

I dont like such variations in temp which is why I loved darwin. Everyday during the dry season was almost identical.

After 20 years of travelling, I've come to the realisation that there is no perfect climate!

Like everything, everyone has a different preference

Clarky 1 · Senior Member

I like the warm weather and would choose the Whitsunday area. The temps can get high in the summer but there is quite often a south easterly breeze that keeps things comfortable. To take best advantage it is best to be on the coastal areas.

If I had to choose a cooler area that for the most was pleasant I would select Port Lincoln in SA. I worked there for a while and found many days to be quite pleasant, even in the winter.
It could be cold in the morning and overnight but not to extremes and apart from a strong northerly most breezes that blow there are sea breezes.
A strong northerly is when you want to stay inside.
It can be bad for hay fever in spring but no where near as bad as many other areas on the Eyre Peninsula

I would not choose to live in any capital city but if I did I would consider Adelaide based solely on climate.

Bicyclecamper · Guru

Where I am, but would prefer Armidale, which is 80km away, and 300 ft higher. Where I am gets beautiful Autumns, winters and springs, but summer is normally too hot - in the 40's, currently and as with last summer, has been quite cool, which has been very enjoyable.

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Bobdown · Guru

Your forgetting the West coast of any continent is the best climate.

Between 30 and 40 degrees latitude and you get a Mediterranean climate, warm winters and hot summers (only 1 month or so).

North of Perth would be best.

bilbo · Senior Member

For me (climate in the top End) over a year, I would give it 9 out 10.

It is what it is....you cannot change it ....so get on with it and enjoy the "positives".

For most Aust who associate the Top End with heat......remember most houses have a/c........most cars have a/c.....most work places/pubs have a/c. Unless you are a roofer (and there wont be many of them on this forum).....its a bit hard to grizzle.

Now if the OP asked "where/why do you live where you live"......I would start getting into the high 9's......and climate would run third.....cheers Bilbo

Meredith · Senior Member

I like warm weather, probably would pick somewhere in south Queensland if I was choosing where to live based on all year round weather. But we live in Melbourne for several reasons, top of the list now is family, but we head to warmer spots for a fair amount of each year.

TheHeaths · Guru

Having lived in Port Lincoln in SA for a couple of years, I must say I found the climate very good. It would be my pick of the places I can think of.

A Mediterranean style climate, but the extreme heat you can get in SA was moderated as the town is surrounded by water on nearly 3 sides. Summer was generally 4 to 8 degrees cooler than Adelaide, and winter 3 to 5 degrees warmer.

Victor Harbor is very similar, and has the advantage of only being 100km from Adelaide by road, rather than 675km like Port Lincoln.

I do like the dry season up north, and enjoy visiting, but struggle with any level of humidity, so wouldnt like to live there, which is unfortunate.

-- Edited by TheHeaths on Sunday 2nd of January 2022 02:19:01 PM

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

South Island NZ in summer winter ? From Carnarvon / Port Macquarie up . From Penrith or Culburra beach ., Before that Morrinsville NZ . The winters are better here !

markf · Senior Member

Somewhere hot and dry with plenty of red dirt. Neither of us "do" humid but love the heat. We also don't like big towns either.

I'm thinking somewhere like Woomera, Oodnadata, Marble Bar, Birdsville, etc.

Cupie · Guru

I have spent most of my life living in SE Qld and find that weather (In Brisbane mainly) very agreeable except for a few weeks in Dec Jan when the night time temp is too high.

Of course Air Con fixes that.

After cyclone Tracey I spent 3 months in Darwin & found that far too hot. Decided that the only area that I would live up there was in the 'surge area' around Casurina / Fanny Bay and then only in a fully Air Cond house with views of the Ocean hoping for no more cyclones or sandflies.

During my latter working life I spent lots of time, mainly in 3 days to 1 week periods, in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide. Of course my days were mostly spent in A/C accommodation, walking to A/C Office Blocks and Taxis to the airport. I found all of them great places to stay, but obviously my experience was very limited. What I liked most about Melbourne was an early winter's morning with steamy breath, walking thru the CBD streets, buying a paper bag of roasted chestnuts & having morning soup from a steaming pot at a footpath restaurant, before seeking refuge in our Office block. Nothing like that in Brissy.

Then there was the early morning stroll from my fav Sydney hotel at Surry Hills (Royal Exhibition), stopping for breakfast at a footpath café - fresh croissants with cheese & ham accompanied by fresh brewed coffee, watching the multitude stream past. What a way to start the day. Exploring the harbourside suburbs was a delight.

Looking across the Swan basin in Perth from the patio of my room in The Pamelia Hilton at breakfast (that was 20 years ago - probably all built out now) and the evening outlook from Kings Park on arrival was fantastic.

I like visiting the West/Outback but the heat, dust, flies & remoteness is not to my liking.

But none of that is about actually living in the 'Burbs of any of those cities is it?

I think that I would choose a quiet part of The Sunshine Coast (Sunrise Beach perhaps or even better the cooler and evergreen Buderim) with both Ocean & Hinterland views & the fantastic weather of that part of SEQ. (We lived up there for 3 years).

-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 3rd of January 2022 12:29:57 PM

Bicyclecamper · Guru

I will just add, a little bit more, and say, that my ideal climate would be Tasmania, the west coast. Some 30 years ago or more the weather here in the New England was much cooler, now it is much warmer. I would leave and move to Tassie, but my daughter , loves QLD, and my wife a former Sydney Sider, is now a rusted on New Englander. I love the area but it is not cold enough for me.

Mike Harding · Guru

We are odd, are we not? :)

In winter, here in Vic, I find myself thinking "it'll be nice when it's warmer."

Now it's summer; I find myself thinking "it'll be nice when it's cooler."

Rob Driver · Guru

I am amazed as humans almost all of us can acclimatise to may varying situations.

I dont mind humidity but less so for Angie,
She likes the cold a bit more than me.

We have friends that love the cold in Tazzie but it is not for us.
I do think that other situations come into where we are happy living, it is difficult to narrow it down only just to climate.
When I first went to SA the wind drove me crazy after coming from NSW. However the wind that blows from the sea on the coast in NQ doesnt really worry me unless my mate and I want to go fishing. biggrin
I guess one thing that many of us have in common is that if we dont like it we can move.
It was interesting of two mentions for Port Lincoln. I must say that we enjoyed our extended stay there. Could be a bit windy at times but generally very acceptable ( to me and Angie). You could stay in a lot worse places in my opinion.

Today my old worn out joints like the warmth of North Qld.

Aussie1 · Guru

Autumn and Spring are my favorite climates.

oldbloke · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
We are odd, are we not? :)
In winter, here in Vic, I find myself thinking "it'll be nice when it's warmer."
Now it's summer; I find myself thinking "it'll be nice when it's cooler."

You sound like my Mrs. Lol

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

When I worked for the then PMG & we had access to the Commonwealth Gazette, I looked for a job in the Atherton Tablelands for 15 years as I considered after a holiday visit from Darwin, the TL to have the best climate in Australia. Thankfully the way things turned out in Telstra, I didn't get my Tablelands job!!

Eventually a fellow workmate at Ceduna found "A job for Warren" in the Telecom Australia job sheet - in Townsville. I had been there before on the same trip (above) & hadn't thought much of the place but after 34.5 years, we are still here. Work wise, education wise for the kids, it was great. And for a pair of retirees, it has everything that we need for our health, transport, general life - without having to travel to the capital city!

Yes, it's pretty yucky from October to the end of January (one can always cool off in a mountain creek), but from April to the end of September, it's like living in Paradise! And generally from February to the start of April, it's wet. Our kids found it difficult initially as they wanted to put a jumper on when it rained!!

So while our family have moved south for their employment, we have to travel long distance to see them. They also travel in their winter (mostly, sometimes at Christmas) to enjoy our climate. Canberra where one of them lives had its fair share of dramas - fires, storms, hail, etc - including the storm last night that brought down massive trees!

Hendo · Guru

How about Perth WA

Diary of a Perth Summer (by a Pom ******* )

*August 31st*

*Just got transferred with work into our new home in Perth, Western Australia now this is a City that knows how to live!!

Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the veranda It was beautiful. Ive finally found my home. I love it here.*

*September 13th:*

*Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. Im turning into a sun worshiper.*

*September 30th:*

*Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here.*

*October 10th*

*The temperature hasnt been below 35 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today its kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat is taking longer than I expected.*

*October 15th:*

*Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body.
Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol sun in a climate like this.*

*October 20th:*

*I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. I told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Wiskettes and cat s***. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat.*

*October 25th:*

*The wind sucks. It feels like a giant friggin blow dryer!! And its hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts.*

*October 30th:*

*Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $600,000 house and we cant even go inside. Why did I ever come here?*

*November 4th:*

*Its 38 degrees. Finally got the ol air-conditioner fixed today.
It cost $1,500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but the bloody humidity makes the house feel like its about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid friggin place.** *

*November 8th:*

*If another wise arse cracks, âHot enough for you today?â Im going to throttle him. Friggin heat! By the time I get to work the cars radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soakin wet, and I smell like baked cat!!*

*November 9th:*

*Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the black leather seats in the ol car. I thought my friggin arse was on fire. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and my arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried arse, and baked cat.*

*November 10th:*

*The weather report might as well be a recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and friggin sunny. Its been too hot to do anything for 2 damn months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week.

Doesnt it ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the pool. Even the palms cant live in this heat.*

*November 14th:*

*Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 41 today. Now the air-conditioners gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, âHot enough for you today?â My wife had to spend the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail my arse out of jail for assaulting the stupid nut job. Stuff Perth! What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here?*

*December 1st:*

*WHAT????? This is the first day of Summer???? You are kidding!!*

Aussie1 · Guru

Just love your summary Hendo. You hang in there mate.

Cupie · Guru

Aussie1 wrote:
Just love your summary Hendo. You hang in there mate.

X2 .. Excellent. (& not too far from the truth)

Plain Truth · Guru

Cupie wrote:
Aussie1 wrote:
Just love your summary Hendo. You hang in there mate.
X2 .. Excellent. (& not too far from the truth)

X3

Bicyclecamper · Guru

I am not sure Hendo, but I think I saw the actual TV story about a English family that this was all about, and after 12 months broke their contract and returned home, because it was way too hot. All they did was complain how hot it was the whole time, as well denigrated Australia, and Australians to boot.

iana · Guru

The best climate is in a town in PNG, its called Goroka, and is situated at an altitude of 5120 feet in the highlands, you wear light cotton cloths all year around, wind is so rare the trees aren't used to it. It rains at 3pm until 3:10 pm each day, if you get caught out in it you are wet, really wet but the ground soon dries, and so do you. the humidity is just right. In fact the climate is so perfect it can get boring. Oh, there are no seasons that I was aware of!

-- Edited by iana on Friday 7th of January 2022 12:37:52 AM

Mike Harding · Guru

iana wrote:
Oh, there are no seasons that I was aware of!

So no snow in winter then? :(