What is the rainiest city in Australia?

Australia's rainiest city is Cairns in Queensland, with 117 days of precipitation.
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Who has more rain Melbourne or Sydney?

Despite varying temperatures and public perception that Melbourne is worse for the weather, Sydney is the city that receives more rainfall – a total of 1223 mm on average while Melbourne receives less than half of that (603 mm).
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What town in Australia is considered the wettest?

With an average annual rainfall exceeding 4,000 millimetres (160 in), and the highest-ever annual rainfall in a populated area of Australia (7,900 millimetres (310 in) in 1950), Tully is arguably the wettest town in Australia.
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Does it rain more in Sydney or Brisbane?

To put these numbers into perspective, here are Australia's cities ranked wettest to driest based on average annual rainfall: Darwin 1723.1 mm. Sydney 1213.4 mm. Brisbane 1148.8 mm.
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Which Australian city has the worst weather?

58 Answers. Melbourne has the most disgustingly coldest weather in Australia. We get 9 months of winter 1 month of summer and 2 months of autumn with no spring whatsoever. It is extremely windy and dry.
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Which Australian city gets the most storms?

Thunderstorms occur in Darwin on average 80 days a year, while the northern tip of WA and QLD see around 60 days. Northeastern NSW averages 30-40 thunderstorm days a year (figure 2).
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Does it rain more Brisbane or Melbourne?

Capital city annual rainfall:

Brisbane — 1022mm. Perth — 733mm. Melbourne — 663mm.
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Which city rains the most?

The average annual rainfall in Mawsynram, which is recognised as the world's wettest by the Guinness Book of Records, is 11,871mm – more than 10 times the Indian national average of 1,083mm.
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Which city has most rain?

In Mawsynram, India, no one leaves the house without an umbrella. The city is known as the wettest place in the world, with an average of 467 inches of rain a year.
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Does Perth rain a lot?

Perth enjoys hot, dry summers and mild winters. During summer rain is unusual, but winter can bring downpours of rain and thunderstorms. Plan ahead with our information on temperature and rainfall. Summer in Perth is hot and dry with very little rainfall.
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What country is the rainiest?

1. COLOMBIA. Colombia has the highest rate of precipitation which is estimated to be 3240 millimeters per year.
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Which country rains everyday?

For years, two villages have claimed the title as the wettest place on earth. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji are just 10 miles apart, but Mawsynram beats its competitor by a mere 4 inches of rainfall. Although it doesn't rain all day in Meghalaya, it does rain every day, Chapple told weather.com.
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What's the wettest town in the world?

The quiet, sleepy, yet mesmerising village of Mawsynram trounced Cherrapunji to become the wettest place in the world. Mawsynram receives over 10,000 millimetres of rain in a year.
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Which Australian city has best weather?

Perth arguably has the best Australia Day weather, experiencing just 8 Australia Day's of rain since 1900 with an average of 2.9mm of rain falling on these days. It also has the highest average maximum temperature at 30.4°C with 61 of the past 116 Australia Days above 30°C.
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Does it rain more in Sydney or London?

Both Sydney and London have an equal amount of wet days. A wet day is classified as having more than 0.1ml of rainfall which is a very small amount. For both cities the summer rainfall is shorter and lighter than the winter seasons.
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Is it better to live in Perth or Melbourne?

If you have the luxury of visiting both, Perth is perfect for a summertime beach break, while Melbourne would be a great city to live in during the winter. Nightlife, culture, energy, and travel puts Melbourne in the lead overall.
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What is the sunniest city in Australia?

Perth, Western Australia

In fact, it's officially the sunniest capital city in the world, with an average of eight hours of sun per day, year-round.
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What is the hottest capital city in Australia?

Adelaide Is Now Officially Australia's Hottest Capital City.
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Which is the hottest state in Australia?

"The Pilbara is well-known as Australia's hottest region. The town of Marble Bar bills itself as Australia's hottest town. Its average January maximum is 40.7C and it once went 160 days with max temps of 37.7C or higher," Mr Dutschke said.
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Where is the nicest place to live in Australia?

Best Places to Live in Australia
  1. Sydney. With its blue harbor and famous Opera House, Sydney is Australia's most iconic city. ...
  2. Melbourne. Melbourne is Australia's second largest city. ...
  3. Perth. Perth works hard and plays hard. ...
  4. Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ...
  5. Adelaide. ...
  6. Canberra. ...
  7. Hobart and Tasmania. ...
  8. The Blue Mountains Region.
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Where is the safest place in Australia to live?

In 2019, Sydney was named the safest city in Australia and was ranked as the 5th safest city in the world on The Economist's 2019 Safe Cities Index. Melbourne was ranked 10th in the same year. Australia as a country is generally considered a very safe place to live.
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Is Perth or Sydney hotter?

In the summer, Perth is significantly hotter than Sydney during the daytime. Perth's average summer maximum temperature is around 32 degrees in January, compared to 26 degrees in Sydney (freezing, I know)! The overnight temperatures are around 17 to 18 degrees in both cities though.
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