Local climate variations
- As you travel uphill, it gets cooler - subtract 0.7 degrees Celsius
for each 100 m up the mountain - for example, compare the climate of
Adelong at 330
m above sea level and Charlotte
Pass at 1760 m
- Inland sites have a more severe climate (hotter summers, colder winters)
drier air and more sunshine than places right on the coast. They also
have hotter days and cooler nights;
- Overnight temperatures in towns and cities will usually be warmer
than in nearby rural locations (the urban heat island effect);
- Hilltops will be windier than valleys; places on the coast will be
windier than sites further inland;
- Nights will be colder in valleys and depressions;
- Forested areas will be cooler by day, warmer at night and will be
sheltered from the wind, compared with cleared land;
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