Shortest days of the year occur around June 21 (winter solstice). Sydney gets ~9h 50m of daylight; Hobart even less.
| Activity | June in Australia | |----------|-------------------| | Skiing / Snowboarding | Season starts in June (Thredbo, Perisher, Falls Creek, Mt Hotham) | | Beach trips | Too cold for swimming in southern states; fine in far north Queensland (e.g., Cairns) | | Outback travel | Good time (cooler days, but nights near freezing in desert) | | Northern Hemisphere holiday planning | Australians often travel north in June to escape their winter | is june winter in australia