How hot does it get in the Australian outback?

The weather and climate in Western Australia’s Golden Outback, which takes up more than half of Western Australia, varies considerably as you travel across the region. Average temperatures range from 15ºC in winter and can reach as high as 45ºC in the summer months.

What is the highest temperature in the Australian outback?

50.7 Celsius
The highest temperature reliably recorded in any location in Australia was 50.7 Celsius (123 Fahrenheit) in January 1960, at Oodnadatta, a desert settlement in outback South Australia.

Can you drive through the middle of Australia?

Outback Highway or Outback Way is one of Australia’s great four wheel drive odysseys. It extends 2,800 km (1,740 mi) from Laverton, Western Australia to Winton, Queensland via central Australia. It’s known as Australia’s longest shortcut and is an adventure track you will never forget.

How cold is the outback at night?

In fact, in the outback, nighttime winter temperatures can fall to as low as -7C. While many people associate the desert with the extreme heat, few are prepared for the extreme cold. Many people don’t actually believe that the outback can be frosty.

How cold is Australian outback at night?

Nights are around 25 degrees Celsius (C), and there can be a lot of humidity. One great thing about the dry tropics is that you get glorious winter days of 25 C in June / July. In the winter, temperatures, even at night, rarely drop below 6 C.

Why is it so hot in the outback?

The outback gets so hot and dry because a high pressure ridge sits over it most of the time. This high pressure ridge is the result of the relationship between the earth and the sun. Because our planet is a sphere, more of the sun’s energy is focussed around the equator than at the poles.

Is it hot in outback Australia all the time?

(Averages of maximum temperatures during the day, and averages of the minimum temperatures at night.) You will find that the temperatures in Outback Australia are not hot all the time. The winter night temperatures in the Australian Outback desert often drop below freezing point.

What are the dangers of the Australian outback?

Mr Brearley also said there should be more targeted campaigns warning people, especially tourists, about the dangers of heat exhaustion and dehydration in the outback. “People perish either because their body ran out of fluid, so dehydration, or their body was too hot for too long, causing multi-organ failure and ultimately death,” he said.

Are there really deadly spiders in the Australian outback?

The warnings about the deadly spiders in the Australian Outback are ridiculous.The only spider that could theoretically be called deadly is the Sydney Funnel-web Spider. It occurs in the Sydney region, and Sydney is not the Outback.

Do you get homesick in the Australian outback?

The Australian Outback has been my home for over seventeen years. I get seriously homesick every time I try to leave. Homesick although I’m not originally from Australia… I arrived here as an Australia traveller myself, backpacking up and down, around and across the continent, usually on my own (though I hadn’t planned it that way…)