Anyone here ever visited Australia in October time? Or even better, actually from Australia!?

Question

What's the weather like around that time? Also, any suggestions of any must-do suggestions for when I go there. I don't know where to start!

Answer 1

It depends on what you want to do and see while you're here....... and what parts of the country you want to visit.
October is basically springtime, but there's a huge difference in weather from one part of the country to the next.

**Like all countries in the southern hemisphere (the hemisphere south of the Equator), Australia's seasons follow the sequence:

Summer: December to February
Autumn: March to May
Winter: June to August
Spring: September to November
This means that the Australian Christmas takes place at the height of summer. It also means that the mid-year break for students happens in winter. The end of year break for students is commonly known as the 'summer holidays', or the 'Christmas holidays'.

Even though the four 'official' calendar seasons have the same names as the northern hemisphere seasons, the weather during these seasons is very different to northern hemisphere weather patterns. Australia is generally a very dry place, so summers can get much hotter. The pattern of rainfall is also distinct - some places have abundant rain at one time of the year and almost none at other times.**

Check out this website, for some great info on temperature averages....

http://www.clickforaustralia.com/Climate.htm

I'm originally from California and have been here for over 11 years now.... and I STILL haven't gotten used to the weather !

Oz is NOT a cheap place to visit, but if you take that into account, you should be able to have a good time on your holidays..... Distances are vast, and if time is a factor, you may find yourself flying from Capitol areas - or driving for days and days of basic nothing-ness.
Toxiccustard goes into some little known details, and it's a great read, so I recommend reading it if you get the chance.

I hope this helps some ! And feel free to contact me if you need any more info . : )

Answer 2

Im from Perth, Western Australia - october is our second month of spring..

Australia is THE best place on earth - guaranteed you'll think the same when you get here and don't worry you'll find plenty to do..

hope you have a great time in our beautiful land!!!

Answer 3

I'm from Australia.

October is the second month of Spring, so the weather is starting to heat up, yet the nights can remain cool.

It also depends on where you go for how the weather will be.

Some attractions I recommend:

Dreamworld (Qld)
Gold Coast (Qld)
Toronga Zoo (NSW)
Melbourne for shopping (VIC)
Harbour Bridge climb (NSW)
Great Barrier Reef (Qld)

Have a great time!

Answer 4

There's some great info here from Kate and it's hard to do better than her inputs. But some additional sites that will help you plan your visit are here:

For Tourism related:

http://www.tourismrankings.com/Australia/

Has access to all the State Government Tourism Sites - great for events, attractions , ideas.

For Weather

The Official Bureau of Meteorology for Australia

http://www.bom.gov.au/

For Accommodation

Great place to get last minute and year round reservations

Australia : http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com/Australia/
Sydney: http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Sydney/
Melbourne: http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Melbourne/
Brisbane: http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Brisbane/
Adelaide: http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Adelaide/
Perth:
http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Perth/
Gold Coast:
http://www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au/Australia/Gold-Coast/

Answer 5

Hi, I live in Australia. Come from Perth and been living in Sydney the last 20 years. October is a good time of the year to visit.


If you are into V8 car racing and you are a bit of a Rev Head you must try to get to country town called Bathhurst (approx 3 hours west of Sydney) there will be the "2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000" car race. The dates are 4 - 7 October 2007.
It's on only once a year and if you can't be there most Australians will be in front of there TV watching the main 12 hour race on the Sunday.
If you can take the time to get there you will be talking about it for years to come.

http://www.supercheapauto1000.com.au/
http://www.v8supercar.com.au/

There are heaps of things to do and see in Sydney.


This is a list of things to do that are in the city and Tarongo Zoo is a quick ferry ride across the harbour.
1.Sky Walk on Sydney Tower. http://www.skywalk.com.au/
2.Bridge Climb http://www.bridgeclimb.com/
3.Sydney Wildlife World http://www.sydneywildlifeworld.com.au/?reload
4.Sydney Aquarium http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/
5.Taronga Zoo http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/
6.Jet Boat Ride http://www.thunderjetboat.com.au/ http://www.ozjetboating.com/
7.Wild Ride on the back of a Harley Motor Cycle Bike http://www.wildride.com.au/tour-sydney.php
8.Harbour Cruise http://www.sydney.com.au/cruises.htm


Here is a list of things to see.

1.Darling Harbour http://www.darlingharbour.com/
2.Manly. Catch the ferry from Circular Quay http://www.manlyweb.com.au/
3.Bondi Beach http://www.australianexplorer.com/sydney_bondi_beach.htm
4.The Rocks http://www.therocks.com/ Great for walking around and having a beer and lunch in one of the Bubs
5.Opera House. Easy to walk around
6.Blue Mountains Tour http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/Default.asp http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/thingsToDo/threeSisters.asp The must do things while in the Blue Mountains are:
7.SCENIC SKYWAY http://www.scenicworld.com.au/attractions_skyway.asp the best place to stand is right at the front.
8.SCENIC FLYWAY http://www.scenicworld.com.au/attractions_flyway.asp
9.SCENIC RAILWAY http://www.scenicworld.com.au/attractions_railway.asp
10.SCENIC CABLEWAY http://www.scenicworld.com.au/attractions_cableway.asp
11.The Newport Arms Hotel http://www.newportarms.com.au/ If you can and it’s not raining have lunch at The Newport Arms Hotel

Another good thing do, is go the google images and take I look at few of the things I have suggested to do.

Hope you enjoy your stay in Sydney

http://www.darlingharbour.com/sydney-Things_to_Do_in_Sydney_Darling_Harbour.htm
http://www.darlingharbour.com/dyncontent.cfm?menuID=612

If you can add some more details to your question, about which citys you are planning on vistiting I will add more information to my post about what to do and see.

Have fun while your here.

Answer 6

hi ! i've got by no potential been to Australia yet i individually desire to bypass there.. and that i comprehend many human beings from Australia and that they are suuper astounding.. I notably desire to bypass to Bondi coastline :D btw, i'm type Norway.