WEATHER COMPARISON

It is the middle of winter here in Mandurah. It is the height of summer in UK.

I thought I might compare the weather.

Mandurah mid winter

This is the 7 day forecast for the Perth area, which includes Mandurah:

IDW12300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Perth Forecast
Issued at 4:35 pm WST on Wednesday 18 July 2012

Warning summary
Nil.

Forecast for Wednesday evening
Clear. Light E/SE winds.

Precis: Clear.

Forecast for Thursday
A cold morning followed by a sunny day. Light NE/SE winds.

Precis: Cold morning. Sunny.
City:                  Min 2    Max 19
Mandurah:          Min 7    Max 17

UV Alert: Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED

Friday                     Cold morning. Sunny.            Min 3      Max 21
Saturday                Cloud increasing.                     Min 6      Max 24
Sunday                    Shower or two.                      Min 10    Max 21
Monday                  Shower or two.                       Min 8       Max 21
Tuesday                 Cloudy.                                  Min 7      Max 19
Wednesday          Partly cloudy.                             Min 6      Max 19

Almost no boats and swimmers in winter.

At this time of year, Mandurah's nightly temperatures are about 2-4C higher than Perth City (displayed) as Mandurah is coastal and the city is about 10 or so km's inland.

And here is the forecast for Manchester:

Manchester five-day forecast
             
   Date        Temp   

Wed 18     H  16 °C       Good
                 L  15 °C       Moderate

Thu 19       H  14 °C      Good
                 L  12 °C      Good

Fri 20         H   18 °C      Good
                 L   11 °C     Good

Sat 21        H   19 °C      Good
                L   14 °C     Good

Sun 22       H   21 °C      Good
                L   15 °C      Good

Last updated: 0401 on Wed 18 Jul 2012

Manchester skyline

Not a lot of difference between Mandurah and Manchester weather at this time of year. In fact, the nights being 2-4C colder is about it.

As I sit here in a thick minky-blanket-style dressing gown, with the heater on my feet, I am reminded of an observation by Alain de Botton in "The Art of Travel".

It's not what is the same as home that can make a travel destination interesting, more the differences.