xxlornaxx Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Can anyone tell me how Queensland will feel weather wise? I am moving their from Sydney this week and im scared about the humidity people talk about! I went to Dubai in July and i absolutely hated it beacuse of the humidity, i couldnt do anyting, i coudnt see, breath, move, nothing lol..is it as bad as this in Queensland...further up past Brisbane? Would having a pool to jump into help?..will i get used to it..or will it be a reason to leave?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 If you have decent air-con then it is seriously no problem at all. We don't have decent air-con (you have to stand literally underneath it and feel no benefit from several feet away) so it can get a bit bad. This is not helped by the brick house where it gets to 37C inside when it is 30C outside. I would say there were around 6 days last summer I would count as "unbearable" where it made me feel quite ill. I headed to the local leisure pool/leisure centre/turned on the crap air-con on those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky123 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 its horrible on my days off i go to the shopping centre to sit in the aircon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 its horrible on my days off i go to the shopping centre to sit in the aircon! omg..that doesnt sound good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sydney humidity [TABLE=class: statsdata] [TR] [TD]Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) [/TD] [TD]62[/TD] [TD=class: highest]64[/TD] [TD]62[/TD] [TD]59[/TD] [TD]57[/TD] [TD]57[/TD] [TD]51[/TD] [TD=class: lowest]49[/TD] [TD]51[/TD] [TD]56[/TD] [TD]58[/TD] [TD]59[/TD] [TD]57[/TD] [TD]56[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Brisbane humidity [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Avg Humidity %[/TD] [TD=align: center] 66[/TD] [TD=align: center] 70[/TD] [TD=align: center] 71[/TD] [TD=align: center] 70[/TD] [TD=align: center] 70[/TD] [TD=align: center] 70[/TD] [TD=align: center] 68[/TD] [TD=align: center] 64[/TD] [TD=align: center] 61[/TD] [TD=align: center] 61[/TD] [TD=align: center] 61[/TD] [TD=align: center] 62[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 If it was that bad..................as bad as some people make out...................there'd be nobody here. I rarely find it a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I don't really notice it in Brisbane, may be a lot worse up the coast though? Lived here about 21 months and only time I was stuck in the house was during storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlhall Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Humidity is really is not as bad a people say, it will also depend on where you live. I have been here just over 4 years and i can count on my one hand the amount of times the humidity has made me feel uncomfortable. QLD is a very big state and the climate varies immensely depending where you decide to live. The weather varies from tropical rain forest in the far north through to sub tropical and the temperate areas. it will depend on where you decide to live just how humid it gets. Where I live we expect temperatures around 20c during the winter daytime down to 5c at night with summer temp up to high 30's. You will be amazed how fast you can acclimatise to the weather, when i first arrived I thought the winter temperatures were warm, 12 months later I started to complain if the temp drops to 20c and after 4 years i feel like I need to rug up when the cold winter days of 20c arrive.:biggrin: :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think in 7 years ive had only a handful of days i have found it unbearable and too hot / humid to do anything, we don't have air con either but find Ceiling fans are great. I can't really comment on higher up QLD as ive only ever done the holiday thing up there but again its not been that bad when ive been there.. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Also to note, I don't even have air con in my ground floor unit and I haven't yet been uncomfortable, just open all the windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon4017 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think we're going through one of those weather cycles at the moment where it's sunny during the day which lifts the moisture into the air, then it tips down at night. It's great for the garden, but not so good if you're active at about 4 p.m. It's not intolerable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think we're going through one of those weather cycles at the moment where it's sunny during the day which lifts the moisture into the air, then it tips down at night. It's great for the garden, but not so good if you're active at about 4 p.m. It's not intolerable though. Yeah, sounded like it was bucketing down last night. As long as it doesn't start raining in the day, with the ashes coming up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I work outside, generally in the Brisbane area, and never really had a problem with it, some of the Aussie guys struggle though! My wife, now she is a different story, she hates summer, but that's more about the heat than humidity, but then again she is the sort who feels the need to put on a cardigan as she walk past the shadow of a lamppost!! We have air-con but only really use it on the really humid days, on the hot days we open the windows and let the breezes through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hot and wet, not good if your in the jungle :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng32 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It depends what part of Queensland your going to as to how bad it is. Now iv lived in Central Queensland for 18 months and only felt it a couple of days in the very wet hot weather January/Feb time, other than that, Cental Queensland is a dry heat and the weather is Glorious 98% of the time all year round IMHO :cool: However other parts are more humid, I found Noosa quite humid at times and played havoc with my hair :eek: and my mate on the gold coast( which seems to get a lot more rain) says she does get humidity. But seeing as your moving near me, then I wouldn't worry too much, obviously it is a lot hotter than Sydney so unless your not good at tolerating the heat, and it will be wet season shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Bucketing it down again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Is it nice when it rains...like refreshing is how I imagine it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Its usually pretty heavy so not really refreshing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Heavy is better than drizzly rain though I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilllian Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The feeling of the humidity seems to vary a lot between suburbs and around Qld ... I'm by the bay in Brisbane and I've never had the aircon on - just open the windows and switch on fans. When it rains, it's biblical, and you need air-con on in yr car to stop it all steaming up! The big storms are very entertaining though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 That's pretty much how I find it in Wooloowin (Inner North) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Queensland is a huge area, Far North Queensland does get hot and humid. Usually the worst is January - March although this year I have been struggling some days already but that might just be me at the moment. It doesn't affect you that much unless you work outdoors. At home you have air con on, then you get in to the car with air con, then go to work/shops with air con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Queensland is a huge area, Far North Queensland does get hot and humid. Usually the worst is January - March although this year I have been struggling some days already but that might just be me at the moment. It doesn't affect you that much unless you work outdoors. At home you have air con on, then you get in to the car with air con, then go to work/shops with air con. Wusses, the lot o'ya.:arghh: :tongue: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortlepuss Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 High humidity in summer means I don't go walking as much as I'd like, and you can have the odd horrendous night if you don't have aircon. I prefer the windows open, so try to get somewhere with a bit of a breeze - by the coast it's much better. There have been a few days when I couldn't cope with going out in summer, and I couldn't sleep cos I was just too sweaty but it's worth putting up for to experience the Queensland autumn, winter and spring when the weather is for the most part sublime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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