Rob Breumelhof
Active Member
SYDNEY’S the humid city, Melbourne is known for its grey clouds and rain but Adelaide beats them both in the weather stakes and now we can finally boast about how great our climate really is.
An online website has rated Adelaide’s weather as the 8th best in the world in a list of top 10 places.
Vina del Mar in Chile apparently has the best climate on the planet, followed by Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and the northwestern coast of Morocco, according to specialised weather and climate website and magazine, Weatherwise.
Plenty of sunlight, stable year-round temperatures, clean air, low humidity and relatively low amounts of rainfall are the reasons why these places round out the top three.
The Manjimup Region in Western Australia took out 10th spot and is the only other place in Australia to make the list.
Bureau of Meteorology senior climatologist Darren Ray said he wasn’t surprised weather experts rated Adelaide as a “pretty good spot”.
“We tend to get pretty dry, fairly hot summers but it’s not as extreme as some desert areas,” he said.
“A lot of people can relate to Melbourne being a lot cloudier and greyer. Sydney probably gets a bit more thunderstorm activity and it’s more humid.”
Despite the fact Adelaide suffers through summer heatwaves, it seems we have the perfect weather mix compared to the hot and cold extremes of places in America, Northern Europe and parts of Asia.
Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Adelaide had an ideal climate.
“Adelaide isn’t a wet location,” he said.
“It has many sunny days throughout much of the year and even though it gets quite hot like it did this summer, those days would probably be one of the reasons why it didn’t come out higher.
“It’s seen better climactically than Sydney (which is) a fair bit more humid which a lot of people find uncomfortable (and) Melbourne you think of being quite wet and cloudy.”
Mr Sharpe said Adelaide’s geographical position meant it was protected from cold fronts giving the city a milder climate in the winter months.
Dry, northerly winds in the summer months is one of the reasons why Adelaide has fewer cooler days.
Mother-of-four Thea Hennessey, 45, of Crafers, said she loved Adelaide’s temperate climate.
“I love the warmth of the summer but I also love the freshness, but it’s not unbearably cold in the winter,” she said.
Ms Hennessey, who moved here more than 25 years ago from Perth, said she preferred the weather in South Australia.
“Since I’ve gone back to Perth (to visit) it’s become quite humid and windy but Adelaide has a balance of everything so I can understand why we could be in the top 10,” she said.
An online website has rated Adelaide’s weather as the 8th best in the world in a list of top 10 places.
Vina del Mar in Chile apparently has the best climate on the planet, followed by Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and the northwestern coast of Morocco, according to specialised weather and climate website and magazine, Weatherwise.
Plenty of sunlight, stable year-round temperatures, clean air, low humidity and relatively low amounts of rainfall are the reasons why these places round out the top three.
The Manjimup Region in Western Australia took out 10th spot and is the only other place in Australia to make the list.
Bureau of Meteorology senior climatologist Darren Ray said he wasn’t surprised weather experts rated Adelaide as a “pretty good spot”.
“We tend to get pretty dry, fairly hot summers but it’s not as extreme as some desert areas,” he said.
“A lot of people can relate to Melbourne being a lot cloudier and greyer. Sydney probably gets a bit more thunderstorm activity and it’s more humid.”
Despite the fact Adelaide suffers through summer heatwaves, it seems we have the perfect weather mix compared to the hot and cold extremes of places in America, Northern Europe and parts of Asia.
Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said Adelaide had an ideal climate.
“Adelaide isn’t a wet location,” he said.
“It has many sunny days throughout much of the year and even though it gets quite hot like it did this summer, those days would probably be one of the reasons why it didn’t come out higher.
“It’s seen better climactically than Sydney (which is) a fair bit more humid which a lot of people find uncomfortable (and) Melbourne you think of being quite wet and cloudy.”
Mr Sharpe said Adelaide’s geographical position meant it was protected from cold fronts giving the city a milder climate in the winter months.
Dry, northerly winds in the summer months is one of the reasons why Adelaide has fewer cooler days.
Mother-of-four Thea Hennessey, 45, of Crafers, said she loved Adelaide’s temperate climate.
“I love the warmth of the summer but I also love the freshness, but it’s not unbearably cold in the winter,” she said.
Ms Hennessey, who moved here more than 25 years ago from Perth, said she preferred the weather in South Australia.
“Since I’ve gone back to Perth (to visit) it’s become quite humid and windy but Adelaide has a balance of everything so I can understand why we could be in the top 10,” she said.
