Isn’t Queensland too hot and humid?

Lately I have been talking to some people from Victoria. They all tell me about this exodus from Melbourne and when I ask them where they are going they all say Queensland and usually it’s the GC followed by SC then Brisbane's Redcliffe’s Peninsula. Even the Hewitt’s have sold up in Toorak and moved up to Goldie.
My thoughts are that going from Melbourne to QLD is a massive climatic change for a Victorian. Even here in Sydney right now it’s very humid, so I would envisage it would be twice as hot and humid up there and if you had an outside job in QLD during the summer months you would have to struggle.
Yes I know that Victoria can be grey and cold for 8 months of the year but their summers even compared to Sydney are less humid and when it does warm up in summer in Melbourne it’s a softer, less harsh heat than say Adelaide which is very dry.
I thought that maybe NSW South Coast could be a nice compromise for many people. I actually like Adelaide and think it’s the best city, but I’m the only one. None of my sisters want a bar of QLD heat. How do you all see it ?

 

I’m from NSW (close to Sydney) and often had to go to Brisbane for work. In summer, I couldn’t bear the humidity! It was like going to Fiji.
Perth on the other hand was perfect- warm, but not humid.

 

Yeah, today was certainly hot and humid on the Gold Coast, and I'm near the beach ⛱ some people might not like it but growing up here I'm used to it. sweating just sitting down in the shade. I think once the covid hype dies down we will see people moving back south and to the big smoke again.

 

I now think Sydney's rather too hot now. Most of the year it's been great, our winter's really nice but I really feel the heat cause most of the time the temperature is really pleasant. Inside the home it’s nice then I go outdoors, sometimes too much sun and simply too warm as I’ve acclimated to cooler temps.

Going to Tasmania for a summer holiday, I think that was a brillant idea. Long days and hopefully cooler weather. Tackling the first part of the Tasmanian Trail.

Plan to do Easter to Anzac day on the BVRT (Brisbane Valley rail trail). I figure the temperature might be ok then. Maybe still a little warm but it has to be much better than the middle of summer!

 

Yes, minus 48°C sounds good to me too , although I'm happy enough with 1m of snow, bluebird days & a tee-shirt

 

Its worth it as a trade off of 8 months of cold and grey imo.

Queensland is generally built for its climate too with raised Queenslanders, aircon as a norm, an alfresco and beach side lifestyle etc.
I live in central Sydney but find Queensland (Brissy, SC, GC) far more tolerable in the summer.

I I haven't lived in Vic but had lived in WA and the NT so am familiar with they different types of hot.

 

Hi everyone, of course everyone has their own preferences. Recently the heatwaves in southern states have become extreme. The heat is seq is more mild.

Humidity in January is worst in the Northern Suburbs. It really stops south of the river.

Seriously though the local places where humidity isn't an issue include beachside ( sea breeze starts about 11.30 due to no daylight saving ) and elevated places.

Spend time in the build up in Dawin, and then u will love Brissy. It's good for old arthritic bones.

 

Standing here in Botany, cooling breeze & a stream of sweat running down my back. Give me some dry heat if I have to put up with it (Charters Towers, Mareeba, Mt Isa, Roma basically anywhere well away from the Qld coast).

 

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Mareeba is great. Affordable too

 

I find the humid heat of January to February in Sydney horrible. I shudder to think how bad it's going to be in 20-30 years time.

 

Melbourne will be part of the Tropics in 50 years.

 

As you go north it’s meant to get hotter but what about elevated areas. I’m referring to Armidale, it’s about 980m above sea level which is about in between the same elevation of Leura and Katoomba. They say that Armidale gets a lot of hail storms but it’s sort of on the same latitude as Bellingen, Dorrigo and Urunga near Coffs. Has anybody lived or been to Armidale have any knowledge of the place.
I was actually in Blackheath the other day when it was over 30 in Sydney and humid and was beautiful in Blackheath.

 

Beautiful sleeping weather