2024年12月1日 · The four seasons in Australia: spring, summer, autumn, and winter — determine the weather, the ecosystem, and daylight hours throughout the year. The current season in Australia is Summer. Since Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are opposite to those of the Northern...

2024年9月15日 · Australia has 4 seasons, and each season is comprised of three full months. The first day of the calendar month is the beginning of each season. In contrast, the 20th or 21st is usually the start of each season in the Northern Hemisphere.

The best seasons to travel to Australia (nicest weather) are in either Spring or Autumn. Check the average weather tables below for more details on the weather for each city so you can plan your Australia vacation .

What is the weather like in Australia? 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. Australia's seasons are at opposite times to those in the northern hemisphere.

Australia is becoming hotter and more prone to extreme heat, bushfires, droughts, floods, and longer fire seasons because of climate change. Climate issues include wildfires , heatwaves , cyclones , rising sea levels , and erosion .

Generally speaking, there are four seasons across most of the country while the Top End (including Darwin, Katherine, Kakadu and Arnhem Land), Broome, the Kimberley and Tropical North Queensland (Cairns, the Whitsundays and the Daintree Rainforest) experience a ‘wet season’ (November to April) and a ‘dry season’ (May to October).

Australia is generally a sunny country. On average, there are 3,500/3,600 hours of sunshine per year in the desert area, 3,200 hours on the southwest coast (see Perth), 3,000/3,100 hours in the tropical north, and 3,000 hours on the east coast (see Brisbane).