April is normally well out of the wet season nad cooled down, but still
geeen
April is best both north and south - go APRIL, vote 1 APRIL, in fact any
month that starts with the letter A. (unless its during Easter)
"David Bennetts" wrote in message
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>
> "Paul" wrote in message
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> > Best time of the year to visit Australia?
> >
> > My wife and I (late 40's) are planning to visit Australia for the first
> > time.
> > We live near Los Angeles and are interested in a combined package flying
> > Quantas
> > and staying 4 nights in Sydney, 4 in Melbourne and 4 in Cairns-Great
> > Barrier Reef.
> >
> > We are considering going either in April (for her birthday) or in late
> > December, for the
> > holidays. We know December is the beginning of summer and should be
warmer
> > than
> > April, but what about rain? We would not want to go in full rainy
season,
> > if there is such
> > thing. And although we could look up the weather at many other sites, I
> > believe nothing is
> > better than to hear from people who have been there.
> >
> > The question is:
> >
> > How is the weather in April or December for the 3 cities we plan to
visit?
> > Any additional comment or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Paul
> For the statistics, go to http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/
>
> April isn't bad normally for Sydney and Melbourne, though it does
fluctuate
> considerably in terms of rainfall and temperature.
> In Cairns, neither month is ideal, on average, as you're either going into
> or out of the tropical wet season. It should be quite humid, but in the
> tropics you often get heavy showers with a fair amount of sunshine.
>
> Regards
>
> David Bennetts
>
>
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