The
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is located in south-east
Australia. It is 145 kilometres from the coast, 306 kilometres by road to
Sydney and 655 kilometres by road to
Melbourne. The Australian Government took possession of 2357km2 of land from
New South Wales (NSW) in 1911 to form the
Australian Capital Territory as the site for the Australian national capital. The majority of the population live in
Canberra, approximately 294,000.
Canberra is home to the nation's federal government and all its associated bureaucrats and politicians. It strives to be the focus of
Australia's national history, pride and identity with all the necessary icons such as the Royal Australian Mint, National Museum, Parliament House, National Art Gallery, National Library of
Australia, International Consulates and Embassies, Australian Institute of Sport, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian War
Memorial, High Court of
Australia, Questacon, Telstra Tower and so on.
The
weather in the ACT is varied. During Summer temperatures have reached 42° C, however usually in the mid 30°C range. During Winter the temperature is usually around 10-22° C during the day and down to -6° C at night. In most years there are light snowfalls in winter. Strong winds are also frequent, especially during Spring (Sept, Oct, Nov) mainly from the west and north-west.
Much of the ACT is set aside for nature reserves. Consequently, the ACT has a wide variety of flora and fauna. Wineries, country retreats and wide open spaces typify the region, however there is limited information about four wheel driving locations in this tiny territory.
Closest Weather Station
Canberra at 19:04 22 Nov EDT
Distance from Canberra 7.08km E
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 27.0°C |
21.0°C |
34% |
10.1°C |
1008.5hPa |
0.0mm |
WNW |
32km/h
17knots |
52km/h
28knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Canberra Airport
Distance from Canberra 7.08km E
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
27.9 | 27.2 | 24.5 | 20.0 |
15.5 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 13.0 |
16.1 | 19.3 | 22.6 | 26.1 |
| Mean Min. °C |
13.1 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 6.7 |
3.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
3.2 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 11.3 |
| Mean Rain mm |
59.5 | 56.0 | 51.1 | 46.4 |
45.1 | 41.1 | 41.6 | 47.1 |
52.9 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 51.8 |
