When to go to Australia and what are the best months to tackle a trip to Oceania? The answer is it depends, read why.
Despite the collective imagination theAustralia is always associated with sun, ocean, surfers and perfect tans, actually even in the land of kangaroos it is really cold, it snows and temperatures drop below freezing; so much so that there are also well-equipped ski resorts.
What is the best time to go to Australia?
Well, that's a difficult question to answer. Australia is a immense country, almost double the entire European continent, with different time zones between east and west coasts, and with a very varied morphology of the territory: you can meet sandy beaches, wastelands of red desert, and rocky mountains. So, the answer to the question "when to suffer?”Is not at all obvious, because there are numerous factors to consider due to the different climatic areas that distinguish the various states.
First of all it is good to keep in mind some notions, perhaps trivial but certainly useful: the seasons are upside down compared to ours, so their warm months are our cold months, and vice versa, also in the north it is hot while in the south the temperatures are cooler.
La summer season Australian runs from December to February, and only very high temperatures across the country. Just in these days, for example, the city of Perth was hit by a heat wave (anomalous, but not too much), with torrid temperatures that reached 50 ° C. The summer months are not only the hottest but also the busiest (and most expensive), because tourists from the northern hemisphere and lovers of the sea and water sports prefer this period to enjoy a week in the heat.
The best time to visit the capital of Western Australia is the months on horseback between summer and autumn (i.e. our winter and spring), from mid-February to mid-March. The days are bright and warm, but the scorching and decidedly unpleasant heat has already been left behind. In addition, it is no longer in full high season: after Christmas, New Year andAustralia Day (January 26th), prices begin to decline, allowing you to spend a more affordable holiday. In this period I recommend exploring the area south of the city, from Margaret River to Albany: the temperatures are still very pleasant, the days are sunny and dry, and a weekend camping is a wonderful experience.
I winter months in Perth are relatively mild, with temperatures that do not differ much from 15 ° C. Although the climate is temperate, the beaches are off-limits (at least for the less daring) and many tourist services are suspended, not to mention the rains and thunderstorms that regularly hit the city.
I months from June to August instead they are ideal for visiting the north of the country, from Darwin to Kakadu National Park at the tropical extremities of Queensland, or to go to the heart of Australia, in the outback ad Alice Springs and Uluru. Definitely to be avoided, unless you are looking for snow and cold, are the harsh winters of the states of Victoria and Tasmania (Tassie, as Australians call it) with temperatures that drop below freezing.
So answer the question when to go to Australia? it is not at all easy, because you have to consider where you want to go, how long you intend to stay, how much you are willing to move, and above all what kind of holiday you want to do. But one thing is certain: whether you go in summer or winter, always bring one very high protection sun cream. The ozone hole has decided to stop right above the land of the kangaroos, and the sun in this country is much more aggressive than we are used to in Europe.
