I’m sick to death of Aussies telling me that London (European) weather is shit. Here are the facts:
|
Annual data 1971 – 2000 |
Melbourne |
London |
|
Average rainfall |
650mm |
583mm |
|
Days of rainfall >1mm |
100 |
106.5 |
|
Hours of sunshine |
2,190 |
1,461 |
|
Max temp |
19.8 |
14.8 |
|
Min temp |
10.2 |
7.2 |
A bit more sunshine here in Melbourne and – hey, what’s this? – a bit more rain too! Who knew?

nice blog. happy blogging mate. i have many friends in melbourne and i would love if they note the melbourne life as you do. can i know the source of this info as i am writing a book about australia and i might need some resources, informing something similar
tnx mate
im not sick of people saying that beacause its kind of true.
Rain doesn’t matter – London weather is shit, cause it’s cold and dark 24/7. Read the table – Melbourne has 790 hours of sunshine more and is 5 degs warmer.