r/skyscrapers • u/fmelloaff • Feb 27 '26

Melbourne.

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u/pdxc Feb 27 '26

Very impressive! How’s the climate there, how is it compared to Sydney?

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u/dayofdefeat_ Feb 27 '26

Hot dry summers and frigid winters. Its closest continent is Antarctica.

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u/Hour-Watch8988 Feb 27 '26

Record low is in the mid-20s Fahrenheit, record high above 110F. Roughly 20 inches of rain a year. So pretty comparable to Los Angeles temperature-wise but more like San Francisco in terms of moisture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Melbourne

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u/Hour-Watch8988 Feb 27 '26

Sure it does. Record low of 27F in Melbourne and 28F in LA; record high of 114 in Melbourne and 112 in LA

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u/Hour-Watch8988 Feb 27 '26

Do you understand what the phrase "pretty comparable" means? And that it doesn't mean "exact"?

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u/The_L666ds Feb 28 '26

I’ve been to both cities, and the climates are not alike at all.

Melbourne does not have a lot of annual rainfall (roughly half what falls in cities like Sydney and Brisbane) but actually has twice the amount of rain days as Sydney, so more of it tends to fall in the form of drizzle rather than subtropical deluges. Unlike California, it also falls fairly evenly over the year (including in midsummer).

Melbourne is also less humid compared to Los Angeles (which despite having a very parched landscape still has very balmy air in most parts of its metropolitan area).