How cold the weather is in Melbourne's winter? what kind of clothes I shall prepare as a new immigrant?

Question

How cold the weather is in Melbourne's winter? what kind of clothes I shall prepare as a new immigrant?

Answer 1

In the mornings around 3 degrees celcius. day time max of 10

Answer 2

In the mornings, it  is about 6 degrees celcius  and then as the day progresses, it turns to about 13-18 degrees. the hottest winter is about 25 degrees. you should bring warm parkers, jumpers, jeans, warm shoes, hot water bottle, gloves, beanies...etc. but inside, people tend to over do the heater thing...so its sometimes good to wear something thin inside a thick jumper or jacket. I hope i have helped! :D

Answer 3

It is cold here in winter.  You will need a winter coat, scarf and gloves. It doesn't snow here but it is bloody freezing!

Answer 4

it depends. where would you be coming from? I lived in the United Stated (Washington DC) for a few years where i experienced 'real' winters. So i consider Melbourne winters to be very comfortable.

A typical Melbourne winter day would be an overnight low of 5 degrees Celsius and a day high of 12-15 degrees. Winter maximums rarely fall below 10 degrees and rarely reach over 20 degrees.  

Wear layers. I would typically wear a long sleeve shirt, then a hooded jumper, then a jacket over the top of that. I also usually wear a scarf (they are very popular here).

I love winter...its a great change from the hot summer weather. Enjoy the city.

Answer 5

I moved to Victoria from Canada and spent 3 yrs in Geelong and 3 years in Werribee.  In both of those places, it sometimes went down to -1 in the winter at night time and would be around 3 in the morning and work it's way up to perhaps 9-12 during the day.  Even coming from a cold country like Canada where I was used to -30 temperatures, once I got climatized to Victorian weather, I felt the cold much more there than I ever did in Canada and by my 2nd winter there I was wearing wooly spencers (undershirts) under my clothes....something I never did at home.  Most houses are not insulated as well as North American homes and many don't have good heating systems....sometimes only a small heater in the lounge room (living room).  Heating costs are very expensive so I kept my heat turned down and kept bundled up at night when I was home.  It was a different kind of cold to what I was used to....suppose it was the wind and being so close to Port Philip Bay but it was a damp cold that went right through to the bone.  

My first winter in Melbourne, having just arrived from -30 winter in Canada, I didn't really feel the cold at all and was actually still lying on the beach in Geelong in my bathing suit until nearly the end of June.  Aussies walking by were bundled up with hats, scarves, warm jackets.  By the 2nd winter, I too was bundled up!

Answer 6

The first answer is incorrect: the minimums in most places are closer to 5 degrees on average, and the maximums are closer to 15 on average. People tend to exaggerate about Melbourne's weather.... That said, on a windy day, the wind can send the perceived temperature down five degrees!

Your own response will depend on what climate you're used to: if your home country has six feet of snow on the ground in winter, you won't think it's very cold, but if you come from a tropical place, you'll think it's freezing.  

I wouldn't pack a whole lot of stuff, just wear a warm jacket with a hood over a shirt and jumper. You don't need gloves and a scarf for the journey. If you decide you need warmer clothes, if for example you have to work at night or early in the morning, then buy the extra stuff here.  We have plenty of cheap imports from China!