OK, I haven't updated this in a while so I thought it was time for a new post...
It's really starting to cool down now. We still have days where it might hit 30 degrees, but there's a much bigger difference in the night time and early morning temps. It now cools down to around 14 degrees at night which feels surprisingly cool! Then hits around the mid 20's in the day.
As Australia is the Southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed...
As Australia is the Southern hemisphere the seasons are reversed...
- Summer: December to February
- Autumn: March to May
- Winter: June to August
- Spring: September to November
This means that Christmas takes place at the height of summer. It also means that the school holidays for students happens in the UK 'winter'. The end of year break for students is commonly known as both 'summer holidays', or the 'Christmas holidays'.
Even though the four 'official' calendar seasons have the same names as the northern hemisphere seasons, the weather during these seasons is very different to northern hemisphere weather patterns. Australia is generally a very dry place, so summers can get much hotter. The pattern of rainfall is also distinct - some places have abundant rain at one time of the year and almost none at other times.
Indigenous Australians have long had their own seasonal calendars, which are different from the seasonal calendar brought to Australia by the British in 1788. For example, the Jawoyn, from the Northern Territory, recognise six seasons. Jiorrk, the wet season, lasts from January to February. Bungarung, the end of the rains, lasts from March to mid-April. Jungalk, the hot start of the dry period, lasts from mid-April to the end of May. Malaparr, the cooler, middle part of the dry period, lasts from June to the end of August. Worrwopmi, the humid time, lasts from September to the end of October. Wakaringding, the humid time when the first rains begin to fall, lasts from November until the end of December.
We're now nearing the end of Autumn, although autumn in Perth is not typical of autumns most people would be familiar with. Autumn in Perth is like an extension of summer, or perhaps a second spring. With warm sunny days and cooler nights, there is still plenty of sunshine left before the onset of winter. Although the weather is still mostly fine, there may be occasional showers.
We're now nearing the end of Autumn, although autumn in Perth is not typical of autumns most people would be familiar with. Autumn in Perth is like an extension of summer, or perhaps a second spring. With warm sunny days and cooler nights, there is still plenty of sunshine left before the onset of winter. Although the weather is still mostly fine, there may be occasional showers.
And here are a few shots from sunset at the beach the other night...in Autumn... lol
