Beautiful day in the Canberra region.

[pete roper]

[Bill Hagan]

Lovely! 

[Gmc28]

lovely indeed.

Fall there I suppose, but how wet does it get around Canberra in the winter?  

I spent a couple days in Canberra about 5yrs ago, but was so busy it was a blur.  Need a month or two off to tour around, or even more as it’s a helluva big country, and the areas I’d like to tour are spread all over.  Just need that winning Lotto….

[audiomick]

1 hour ago, Gmc28 said:

Fall there I suppose...

No, that doesn't happen in Australia. You get autumn instead...

[pete roper]

3 hours ago, Gmc28 said:

lovely indeed.

Fall there I suppose, but how wet does it get around Canberra in the winter?  

I spent a couple days in Canberra about 5yrs ago, but was so busy it was a blur.  Need a month or two off to tour around, or even more as it’s a helluva big country, and the areas I’d like to tour are spread all over.  Just need that winning Lotto….

Oh it rains. Generally though the Canberra region is one of the driest areas on the driest inhabited continent on earth! Most of our rain comes in spring and autumn, although this autumn has so far been very dry. Both summer and winter tend to get dominated by large high pressure systems that sit over the continent and winter especially is characterised by incredibly clear, still, days with bright sunshine and few clouds. As soon as the sun drops below the horizon temperatures plummet and overnight temps of -5*C are common, we can get down to -8 occasionally! As soon as the sun comes up again though temperatures climb rapidly and by 10.00AM it will be well above freezing and by early afternoon it can be in the mid to high teens. Sure, when we do get winter storms from the south west it can be utterly miserable but really it’s quite a pleasant climate and we have year round riding and no salt on the roads. What’s not to like?

Some of the best riding roads in the country are also only an hour or two away.