Originally Posted by BiziBB (Post 8272175)

I'm with your SC people 5C is plenty cold for Summer! Our climate in Sydney is pretty Mediterranean - so when it hits 40s (5C or lower in the mornings for a week or two in winter) we all feel the cold - it's rare to see a house with central heating!

A 10C maximum day is probably our 'coldest day of the year' kind of exception!

(So how is it right now - late August seems to be the sweet spot; I suppose we need to beware of busy week(end)s such as US Labor Day? :))

[Thanks to BobsYourUncle and subsequent contributors in pointing these January arctic temps out!]