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Snow over Thredbo Top Station, July 2011. In southern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and eastern Victoria, the elevated regions of the Snowy Mountains, Brindabella Range and Victorian Alps experience an alpine climate, where the areas above 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) are subject to a consistent heavy winter snowpack.
Rainfall in southwestern Australia has decreased by 10–20% since the 1970s, while southeastern Australia has also experienced a moderate decline since the 1990s. [150] Rainfall is expected to become heavier and more infrequent, as well as more common in summer rather than in winter.
The 2023 Australian Winter was the warmest on record, showing an average of 1.53 °C above the 1961–1990 average. [1] The winter began on June 22 at the winter solstice, and concluded with the September equinox on September 23. [2] The meteorological winter began on June 1, and finished on 31 August. [3]
A thunderstorm in Sydney. The climate of Sydney, Australia is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa), [1] shifting from mild [2] [3] [4] and cool [5] in winter to warm and occasionally hot [5] in the summer, with no extreme seasonal differences since the weather has some maritime influence (as it is moderated by proximity to the Pacific Ocean). [3]
Winter in Adelaide also sees quite a significant wind chill, which makes the apparent temperature seem colder than it actually is. Winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80 mm. The city's dry summers are attributed to the Australian High on the Great Australian Bight.
At the present time, the astronomical timing has winter starting at the winter solstice, spring at the spring equinox, and so on. This is used worldwide, although some countries like Australia, New Zealand, [33] Pakistan and Russia prefer to use meteorological reckoning.
I took my family from a 95-degree Australian summer to experience Chicago's 5-degree winter weather. Everyone warned us December was a bad time to visit, but smaller crowds and festive activities ...
"The average Australian Christmas" cartoon by Livingston Hopkins (c. 1900) – click to enlarge. Some Australian songwriters and authors have occasionally depicted Santa in "Australian"-style clothing including an Akubra hat, with warm-weather clothing and thongs, and riding in a ute pulled by kangaroos, (e.g. Six White Boomers by Rolf Harris).