It has felt like February for a few weeks already. Saturday provided Sydneysiders with the unpleasant end of the humidity scale. Councils are planting loads more trees to try to help. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. The climate of Sydney is humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), shifting from mild and cool in winter to warm and hot in the summer, with no extreme seasonal differences as the weather is moderated by proximity to the ocean, although more contrasting temperatures are recorded in the inland western suburbs. As others have noted, hotter air carries more water... although we do obviously have climate change and an increase in average temperature, this average temperature change is still small, so it didn't seem this was enough to be a factor either. On the other hand, there is no period to be absolutely avoided: it greatly depends on year and period. There has been a huge noticeable difference in Western Sydney which I reckon is because they are overdeveloping high rise buildings which is blocking the breeze from the trees and near the lakes and instead the heat is absorbed through the buildings.

The best season to go to Sydney is spring, in September and October, since it is mild, quite dry and sunny. ... Never thought I would see those kind of temperatures, but it seems we get something up there every summer now. Pedestrians watch a storm cell above Circular Quay on Saturday. "It's been more typical of summer [and] definitely unusual for October," he said. As of Saturday, Sydney's top temperatures were running almost 2 degrees below the October average - and even cooler than Melbourne's maximums so far this month. At more than 150 millimetres of rain so far this month, Sydney's Observatory Hill has had double the usual tally for October. And hotter. The dry July-September period, including late frosts for inland regions, has clearly made way for much more humid conditions. There's a little bit of influence from climate change, there's a little bit of influence from your perceptions and tolerances as an adult, there's a little bit of natural variation, and there's a little bit of how most people in general spend a lot more time in air conditioned, low humidity environments these days, raising our sensitivity to the perception of humidity. For those exercising, "it doesn't take much to get a sweat up", Mr Dutschke said. The yearly averages for relative humidity are listed below for major cities across Australia.

The morning humidity readings are taken at 9:00 am local time. Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold. Maybe you’re fatter now and the heat affects you more? The last month of the summer, February, is another warm month in Sydney, Australia, with average temperature ranging between min 18.8°C (65.8°F) and max 25.8°C (78.4°F). A lightning bolt strikes as a storm cell is seen above the Sydney Harbour Bridge on SaturdayCredit:AAP. In a few 100 years (or 1000) Sydney will be in a sub tropical zone. Sometimes dry and sometimes humid in a subtropical city? That pattern has brought much-needed rain to parched farms and forests - but also increased storm activity put on a spectacular show in eastern NSW on Saturday. Never thought I would see those kind of temperatures, but it seems we get something up there every summer now. Plus are you comparing the same/similar locations? On average, August is the least humid month. It would need, though, a few significant cloud bursts to top the record of 285 millimetres set in 1987. Opening windows, too, doesn't offer much relief in the steamy conditions. I honestly think it is already headed that way. there have been reports about how Western Sydney has become an urban heat sink.

The number of real stinkers imo has increased. 1 year ago. It's all down to the collective amnesia everyone in this city/country has. On average, February is the most humid. Temperatures nudged 30 degrees in parts of the city but felt a couple of degrees warmer because of the greater difficulty of shedding heat - at least before the storms rolled in. Temperatures were warmer than normal following several heatwave events during December and January. The fish are already heading south. Also your living situation may have changed, if you moved from a place that feels the afternoon sea breeze compared to somewhere that doesn't, it can make a huge difference.