What Makes Summer the Best Time for a Mystery Weekend in Hobart?
13 December 2019Summer season is the best time to explore the great outdoors. Daylight sure does its trick on everything it touches as it makes every view particularly scenic and breathtaking. Such is also true in Hobart. Hobart is a city that walks a delicate, charming line between combining the old with the new and the green with the blue all into one highly enjoyable package. Its seaside location and relatively laid-back atmosphere encourages tourists from all over the world to come visit. However, Hobart’s has so much more to offer beyond its natural appeal. Below are reasons why summer is the best time to visit Hobart.
Temperature
Hobart, all-year-round, has a comparatively cool-to-cold weather except during summer. Summer season eliminates the discomfort of a chilly sightseeing and replaces it with an appropriate weather to appreciate the glorious and magnificent view of the tourist attraction. Not only does the season offer consistently clear skies, the average temperatures in Hobart removes any hint of chill from the air and makes exploring outdoors a true joy. Despite being the second-driest capital city in Australia in terms of rainfall behind only Adelaide, Hobart’s temperatures hover around a maximum of 21 degrees Celsius during December to January. The weather is warmish but never hot, and the city and its residents take full advantage of this.
Festivities
The summer holiday period in Australia is from December to January which is considered to be the best time to visit Hobart. Majority of its annual events coincides with this period including Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Taste Festival, and New Years’ Celebrations on the waterfront.
Hobart Yacht Race
Many of Hobart’s outdoor attractions are at their best during the summer months – the combination of clear skies and pleasant weather bring the likes of the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary and even Mt Wellington itself to the forefront during this period. It’s highly recommended to visit each of these attractions. While they all focus on nature in some aspect, each provides a different emphasis that is no less enjoyable than the last.
Hobart Taste Festival
It’s during this period that Hobart’s annual Taste Festival is held, which serves as a true showcase of the array of foods and beverages produced in the region that have long been popular with Aussies on the mainland. Hobart and its surrounds are famed for various products, but its beer, wines and cheeses in particular are standard-bearers that have been a source of Tasmanian pride for many years. Enjoy Hobart this coming summer holiday period and book your dates with Mystery Weekends Australia. We will guarantee and ensure that your summer break is fun-filled and memorable.
