Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
About the Outback
The Australian outback is a vast, imprecise region extending out from the centre of the
continent. While most Australians live on the coast, that thin green fringe of the contin-
ent is hardly typical of this enormous land mass. Inland is the desert soul of Australia.
Weather patterns vary from region to region - from sandy arid deserts to semiarid
scrublands to tropical savannah - but you can generally rely on hot sunny days, starry
night skies and mile after mile of unbroken horizon.
When to Go
Best Times
June through August is when southeastern Australia (where most of the population lives)
is sniffling through rainy, cloudy winter days, the outback comes into its own. Rain isn't
unheard of in central Australia - in fact there's been a hell of a lot of it in recent years -
but clear skies, moderate daytime temperatures, cold nights and good driving conditions
are the norm.
