Weekly note

Australia in February

4 of the 4 destinations in Australia are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 4 good, 0 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the 4 labelled good are the best of the month: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Sydney good 26° 7d £833 26C max, 7 rainy days
2 Melbourne good 26° 4d — 26C max, 4 rainy days
3 Perth good 32° 1d — 32C max, 1 rainy day
4 Brisbane good 29° 6d — 29C max, 6 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Australia

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Australia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.