Photo by David Whitley/ Australia Travel Questions. A paddlesteamer chugging along the Murray River in the Australian spring.
Rainfall tends to be lower than in autumn, too. In spring, the likes of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth are mostly warm without being too hot. The Australian spring is the best time to visit most of the southern states, although Tasmania and the colder reaches of Victoria such as Wilsons Promontory are best saved for summer. Spring in Australia, therefore, starts on September 1. That leaves three months left for spring – September, October and November. There’s three months of the year designated as the summer, another three as the Australian winter and another three as the Australian autumn. First day of spring in Australiaīut when does spring start in Australia according to the Bureau of Meteorology? Well, the BOM goes for a rather simpler approach. Following the British example, spring in Australia would start on September 21. Obviously, Australia is in the southern hemisphere, so the seasons are in the opposite half of the year. The earliest 70-degree temperatures recorded for much of the region is in early January. In the UK, the spring is officially March 21 to June 21, for example. The first glimpse of spring has come as early as January for most cities in the Northeast. Precipitation is lower than in the autumn, with an average of 55mm, though it can be humid. Highs are up to 11C and lows are just 4C (40-50F).
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Interestingly, this definition doesn’t follow the traditional definitions of seasons elsewhere, which tend to follow the equinoxes. According to the Gaelic Calendar, spring starts on the 1st of February by March in Ireland, spring is in full swing. The Bureau of Meteorology, however, does attempt to put a definition of the Australian spring dates. So defining spring in Australia is a fairly tricky business, as the back end of it can be roasting hot.
The Aboriginal people of Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, however, have a six season calendar.Įven in the southern states, the period that most people would rationally regard as summer is a lot longer than the winter. This is particularly the case in northern Australia, where the year is usually divided up into the wet season and the dry season. The start of spring in Australia is September 1, with the Bureau of Meteorology regarding September, October and November as Australia’s spring months.Īpplying the northern hemisphere concept of seasons to Australia doesn’t work all that well.
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