Isn’t Queensland too hot and humid?

Similarly eagle heights and hampton, Wallangarra and sugarloaf all have same climate.

I drove from Yarrabilba to eagle heights. Went from 35 to 27, settled on 28. Elevation makes massive difference

 

I think the weather in Qld is great. Great for vegetative growth.

Look at the size of those bananas up there. They’re monsters. I’d hate to have the job of bending those things.

 

It just got noticeably hotter a week ago, I work outdoors and felt the change. The next two months are rough. outside of that though I love QLD weather.

 

Are u outdoors now? Beautiful.

But I know what u are saying.

 

A banana at rest is bent. Under stress it straightens. Bending is a great job. Getting tgem to stand to attention....well that's when the job really starts.

 

A 2001 AU Falcon Series 2 or 2002 VX Series 2 Commodore Acclaim fully air conditioned are 2 cars that would hold up to the heat and travelling distances almost better than any other car if one had to relocate to Brisbane as long as the roof lining remained intact, and one is careful with the petrol flap on the Commy. That must be the most flimsiest part of any VT to VZ Commodore. However on GC Boulevard a targa top 1988 Nissan 300zx z31 would be the pick for a cruiser.

 

Grew up on the Sunshine Coast and lived in Melbourne for a number of years. I would much prefer summer here on the Sunny Coast. Helps being right on the beach which certainly makes it less humid but those stinking hot days in Melbourne was almost unbearable. Especially at 2am and just still 30+.

As others have said it probably helps growing up in QLD.

I certainly couldn’t live in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Ipswich etc as it’s far too hot and humid all day. At least on the SC or GC you get the nice southerly breeze off the ocean after midday.

Don’t even get me started on the difference between Melbs and qld in winter.

 

Its definitely hot... but not always too humid. Often 50-60% during the day. Its only at night when it usually drops to low 20's does the humidity really creep up. Then you whack on the aircon to suck out the humids.

It's probably less humid than it used to be as its been raining less in the last few years.. Although this La Nina year its been an exception.

It's pretty much a lightswitch in late November or December when the temp suddenly switches to 30-33 every single day almost without exception, often from mid morning. That lasts until about mid April when it switches off again. So it's only 5 months where it's hot and/or humid, that's not even the majority.

The temperature makes us tougher humans but sometimes it also rots the brain it seems

 

It's raining today about 25. Humid.....yes it's raining. Uncomfortable.... no.

 

Love GC & Brissy weather tbh. Not that humid.
Ideal retirement for us will be 6months “summer” in NSW and 6 months “winter” in QLD. Working on it

 

Yep. It's gross. I hate it. That's why I could never live there. I've been there in summer walking around a development I was selling with my REA and I almost dropped from the heat. The REA was shouting to her colleague to get me something to fan myself with as I walked around the homes.

Never again will I do that in summer. @kierank I think you were there at the time watching the heat destroy me.

 

That's why they're sent to Bendemeer before they hit the shops.

 

You are such a whimp!!!

From memory, I was in a fully fleeced tracksuit, a beanie, a woollen overcoat, a scarf, gloves, …

Yep, quiet a cool day!!!

 

A day without sweat is a day to regret!

Sweating is not only a cooling process for the body, but also a cleansing process, ridding your body of toxins.

How anyone can enjoy wearing layer upon layer of clothing to shield against the cold is beyond me. Boardies and a T-shirt all year round for this black duck.

 

In cold weather it's easy to get comfortable and participate in physical activity whereas on a blistering hot day of high humidity that's impossible, unless you're near air con or in the water. Aussie summers are severely overrated (though I don't mind the dry heat they typically get in SA).

 

Undies and thongs in Logan!

 

I assume that is undies for the blokes and thongs for the girls

What do you wear on your feet?

 

It's really only really hot for a few weeks a year in Brisbane most years. Maybe 4-6. Better once you are acclimatized.

And of course, almost everything is A/C. Just like down south, everything is heated in winter, so what is the difference??