Of course, it starts with jokes, practical or otherwise, on April Fool's Day, the first of April. April in Australia: Weather, What to Pack, and What to See, TripSavvy uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience and for our. It's the month of the big race. Sunshine: Laverton Air Force base, 1967-1999. Gympie, Queensland, celebrates country music at its National Country Music Muster, while Balingup in Western Australia comes alive with the days and knights of its Medieval Carnivale. February is the last month of the Australian summer and temperatures may start to fall as summer days taper into the cooler autumn. Several factors come into play in choosing a suitable month for visiting Australia. It is also the month when the official end of World War I on November 11, 1918, is commemorated in Australia on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month at war shrines throughout the country.

In Sydney, the major event is the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras which opens in February and may continue into early March. January is the hottest month in Sydney with an average temperature of 23°C (73°F) and the coldest is July at 13°C (55°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 9 in December. The annual temperature averages for major cities around Australia are listed below. High winds fan the flames, increasing their intensity and the speed and distance at which they can travel. Weatherwise, Australia's capital cities, aside from Tasmania's Hobart, … The average annual temperature … And so we come to May, the last month of the Australian autumn. While the northern hemisphere basks in the warmth of summer, it is winter in Australia. July, named after the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, is probably the best month to go skiing in Australia with good snow cover in Thredbo and Perisher Valley in New South Wales, in the high country of Victoria, and in the mountains of Tasmania. Sydney, Australia: Annual Weather Averages. But in northern Australia, they're having fun in the water, and in Darwin, at the Top End, they fashion all manner of watercraft from beer cans and sail them in the Beer Can Regatta. The month is, of course, named after the Roman god Janus who is associated with doorways, beginnings, and transitions, and often depicted with two faces. Average monthly temperatures in Sydney (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec °C: 25.9: 26: 25: 22.9: 19.9: 17.3: 16.9: 17.9 Temperature: cnr La Trobe and Victoria sts, Melbourne, 1855 to present. Australia's climate varies greatly throughout the eight states and territories; there are four seasons across most of the country and a wet and dry season in the tropical north. In the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, they’re having Christmas in July. Easter being a movable feast day, Easter Sunday and the Sydney Royal Easter Show may take place in March, or sometimes April. This is midsummer month and features, among Australia's major events, the Sydney Festival, Australia Day and the Australian Tennis Open. The rainfall in Sydney is significant, with precipitation even during the driest month. Australia's seasons are at opposite times to those in the northern hemisphere. The two public holidays in December are Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Well, yes, February is probably better known as the month for lovers as St Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14.

And, yes, the grueling Sydney Hobart Yacht Race begins on Boxing Day. April, too, is the month of the actual birthday of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, and the anniversary of Captain James Cook’s landing at Sydney’s Botany Day to eventually claim Australia for England. And so as May days come to an end, we welcome winter. Low relative humidity, wind and lack of rain can cause a small fire, either man-made or caused by lightning strikes, to spread rapidly.

According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cfa. The list … There's snow — and skiing — in the alpine regions of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, but if you’re the type who’d rather escape the cold, head north to Australia’s tropical regions. In county Queensland, they have the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. Officially, the Australian winter starts on the very first day of June and the ski season, particularly in New South Wales, begins on the state’s Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend.

Fireworks usher in the new year © City of Sydney, Mardi Gras parade, photo by Hamilton Lund, Destination NSW, courtesy Tourism New South Wales, Hot air balloons on Canberra Day © Australian Capital Tourism, National flag parade at Sydney's Anzac Memorial, courtesy City of Sydney, Reenactment of Captain Cook's landing at 1770 festival, courtesy Captain Cook 1770 Festival, Skiing at Perisher Valley, photo by Shannon Pawsey, Perisher, courtesy Tourism New South Wales, Carnival time at the Ekka © Tourism Queensland, Canberra's Floriade © Australian Capital Tourism, Lazing away the day on Cable Beach © Tourism Western Australia, Racing in the Melbourne Cup © Tourism Victoria, Wild Oats XI in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi. The major and better-known flower festivals include the month-long Kings Park Festival in Perth, Western Australia; Floriade on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra; and the Tulip Time Festival in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. A number of commercial and industrial firms also take a traditional holiday break, usually from just before Christmas Day to sometime after the New Year. January is the hottest and wettest month of the year in Australia as the reverse seasonal cycle peaks during the summer in the southern hemisphere. It is also the month when the official end of World War I on November 11, 1918, is commemorated in Australia on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month at war shrines throughout the country. Labor Day in Victoria and Western Australia and Eight Hours Day in Tasmania takes place in March, as does St Patrick's Day, Melbourne's Moomba Festival and Canberra Day in the nation's capital. Larry Rivera is a Sydney-based writer, journalist, and editor who has covered the city and its surroundings since 1997.

April is mid-autumn, no fooling. It's spring and the flower festival season begins right on Day 1 with Wattle Day honoring Australia’s national flower. As a general guide, average temperatures should be from the low to mid-20°s C in the daytime, and suitable for walks, picnics and day trips. It's the last month of the Australian winter but the ski season, which usually continues until the Labor Day weekend in October, is still at its peak. January bursts into Australia with the pyrotechnic displays of New Year's Eve. In the warmer north, Brisbane holds its Ekka, one of Australia’s top three country fairs, in August.