Me and my family are planning to travel to Australia during July/August this year. Whilst I know that its too early to ask any question, however, I would like to know what kind of weather we should be expecting during these months in Sydney and Melbourne. I heard from someone in Dubai that we have to be prepared for an extreme cold and wet weather there. I really do not want to travel especially in wet conditions, as we cannot do much when its raining.
Also, I would like to know what places we should visit in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as we will have 4 days for each place. I would also like to know the cheaper options to stay in an apartment of hotel for 4 days in Sydney and Brisbane.
Thank you all in advance for any help that you could give me. I would be grateful to receive your responses.
In July/August in Sydney and Melbourne it is fairly cool though mostly it isn’t all that wet. (I definately wouldn’t call these extremely wet or cold weather conditions though… :S) Though I think that time of year could be a little drizzly in Melbourne. The wet season in Australia is in summer (Dec-Feb). Depending on where you are coming from you may not think Sydney and Melbourne to be very cold at all. Mostly it’ll be mid to low teens (in degrees C).
I am not fully sure on the exact temperatures because I live in Brisbane which is usually quite a bit warmer and sunnier than both Sydney and Melbourne.
I’m afraid I can’t help you with accomodation options, I’d have to do the research myself. I suggest you have a look at some websites of places you find on google
Places to visit… The obvious ones are the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge (very nice, can’t miss them). In Brisbane I suggest perhaps visiting a zoo (can’t go to Australia without cuddling a koala and hugging a kangaroo) and going into the city and having a look around South Bank (I like South Bank it is really pretty). The Botanical Gardens are also very nice.
I hope you have a great holiday. I personally love Australia though I may be a tad biased
Bloody cold, bring ya woolies.