Australia Weather Seasons [upd] File

As her plane took off from Melbourne one last time (in September—which felt like spring, winter, and summer all at once), she smiled at the woman next to her, who was nervously clutching a parka.

By the time her visa was up, Priya had one rule: never trust the calendar. December might be a furnace, and July might be a perfect, sunny day for a swim. australia weather seasons

Her first stop was Melbourne in (October to November). The guidebooks called it "unpredictable." Priya called it a personality disorder. She left her hostel under a brilliant blue sky, wearing shorts, only to be pelted by hailstones an hour later. She bought a puffer jacket, then stripped down to a t-shirt when the sun re-emerged, all before lunch. A local café owner shrugged. "If you don't like the weather, just wait ten minutes." She learned to dress in seven layers, like an onion, and to always, always carry a compact umbrella. As her plane took off from Melbourne one