[zingshoen]

there s snow if you go looking for it, down south, mount buller in victoria is a popular skiing resort, but i ve never been there.

in brisbane (same latitude as northern africa) a cold morning would be 4 C, warming up to 20 on most winter days. mangoes grow here and pineapple, so that gives you an idea. to sweat in your light but protective clothing on a hot day (long kevlar trousers and boots) is probably more discomfortable than having the cold weather. it is normal to sweat a lot. on really hot 35+ days i ride with wet clothes, like hop in the pool with clothes on, then ride. keeps you cool. but mostly summer days are 28-33 and quite humid.

the rain is good, we need it, it s been too dry. wet season should be nov to easter, but often it is not so exact. some years rain starts in sept/oct, some years in jan/feb. a dry summer is a worry, coz the winters are usually dry.

the queensland forest dept does controlled burning off of the underbrush, so in qld bushfires are not so common. they happen more in new south wales and victoria where there s no burning off and with less rain they are becoming more frequent.