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Post by Ethereal on Sept 16, 2024 1:12:19 GMT -5
Both are oceanic climates. One is more "continental" and semi-arid influenced and the other is more strongly "maritimed" and wetter. Both are around on the same latitude (35'/36'S).  |
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Post by greysrigging on Sept 16, 2024 3:29:07 GMT -5
Bendigo 100%.... never lived there ( we, the family, lived 150klm to the north east ), but know the region very well, having visited rellies there many times and worked there there on a construction project ( FIFO from Darwin ) for 3 months Jan-Mar 2000.
Shits all over any insipid NZ climate....
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Post by Ethereal on Sept 16, 2024 3:34:26 GMT -5
Bendigo 100%.... never lived there ( we, the family, lived 150klm to the north east ), but know the region very well, having visited rellies there many times and worked there there on a construction project ( FIFO from Darwin ) for 3 months Jan-Mar 2000. Shits all over any insipid NZ climate.... Interesting, I thought you don't do well with cold nights and frosts. Whangārei seems relatively warm at nights in winter. |
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Post by greysrigging on Sept 16, 2024 3:54:50 GMT -5
Bendigo 100%.... never lived there ( we, the family, lived 150klm to the north east ), but know the region very well, having visited rellies there many times and worked there there on a construction project ( FIFO from Darwin ) for 3 months Jan-Mar 2000. Shits all over any insipid NZ climate.... Interesting, I thought you don't do well with cold nights and frosts. Whangārei seems relatively warm at nights. Generally no... but Victoria north and west of the Great Divide doesn't get the extreme changeability of southern Victoria.... don't get me wrong, winter cold is a bit shitty, but Springs, Summers and Autumns are not too bad in northern Victoria and as you can see in the climate box, there is often some extreme heat in the Bendigo region. I have said it before on this forum... one particular Jan day in Bendigo on our construction site was likely the worst day at work I have ever experienced... 42c, a howling northerly blowing, and overcast all day... never seen such a shit day before or since.... working up on top of the 6 story Telstra building installing a huge satellite antenna... the heat was simply debilitating and now 24 years later would be deemed too dangerous to work in.... was tough... lol |
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Post by Benfxmth on Sept 16, 2024 6:04:10 GMT -5
Bendigo
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Post by MET on Sept 16, 2024 6:24:58 GMT -5
Wankergay, cooler summers.
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Post by jgtheone on Sept 16, 2024 6:38:10 GMT -5
Bendigo for sure. Better summers and winter temperatures.
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Post by Kaleetan on Sept 16, 2024 7:37:47 GMT -5
Whangarei. Wetter and less chance of frost.
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Post by arcleo on Sept 16, 2024 9:09:18 GMT -5
Might have to go with Whangarei for getting more reliable rain. It's a close one though, Bendigo has more interesting temps/variability.
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Post by Cadeau on Sept 16, 2024 9:28:01 GMT -5
Whangārei for sure
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Post by chesternz on Sept 16, 2024 11:56:36 GMT -5
Bendigo. Way more potential for summer heat and drier winters. I have to say I'm surprised at how cool the summer lows are in Whangarei - thought they'd be more like 16-17 C.
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Post by tompas on Sept 16, 2024 12:00:24 GMT -5
Bendigo for getting heat and being more seasonal.
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Post by Steelernation on Sept 16, 2024 13:09:59 GMT -5
Bendigo
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Post by Ethereal on Sept 17, 2024 9:24:03 GMT -5
Bendigo. Way more potential for summer heat and drier winters. I have to say I'm surprised at how cool the summer lows are in Whangarei - thought they'd be more like 16-17 C. Isn't that pretty rare in NZ? Many northern towns/cities have summer lows around 13C-15C (aside from Cape Reinga which is at the northernmost tip of NZ). A summer low of 17C will be a feat in many parts of the North Island, no? |
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Post by CRISPR on Sept 18, 2024 3:44:47 GMT -5
Whangarei I guess- seems that rain is more intense & has better diurnals
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Post by chesternz on Sept 20, 2024 21:06:44 GMT -5
Bendigo. Way more potential for summer heat and drier winters. I have to say I'm surprised at how cool the summer lows are in Whangarei - thought they'd be more like 16-17 C. Isn't that pretty rare in NZ? Many northern towns/cities have summer lows around 13C-15C (aside from Cape Reinga which is at the northernmost tip of NZ). A summer low of 17C will be a feat in many parts of the North Island, no? I guess. IIRC the warmest lows are on Mokohinau Island, peaking at over 18 C in Feb. But as far as significant population centers I would guess some of the central Auckland sites like Albert Park (with a bit of an UHI?) would be the warmest with lows around 16.5-17 C in Jan / Feb. As for highs, I believe remote sites around the Bay of Plenty are the hottest with highs around 26 C. Pretty embarrassing for the latitude IMO. |
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Post by cawfeefan on Sept 20, 2024 22:07:07 GMT -5
Whangarei for the better precipitation
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Sept 22, 2024 16:20:55 GMT -5
Bendigo, slightly better temps and more reliable summer droughts.
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Post by Shaheen Hassan on Sept 23, 2024 16:02:10 GMT -5
Whangārei for higher precipitation
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Post by tommyFL on Oct 5, 2024 14:12:02 GMT -5
Whangarei for rain
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