In the Northern Territory of Australia, and particularly in the Top End, we only have two seasons.

From October until the end of April – technically – we have the wet season when most of our rain falls. From the beginning of May through until the end of September is the dry season.

There’s not all that much difference in temperature gradients between the seasons but during the dry, there is less humidity.

I am ambivalent about my favourite season. I like the wet particularly when it does rain. I also like the dry season when the humidity drops, particularly if the air is clear and smoke-free.

During the dry season between 50 and 60% of the Northern Territory gets burned out by bushfires so the dry season is often very smoky.

It’s hard for me to determine which I like the better – the wet or the dry. But I do like cold weather. To live in a cold place is something I would fancy but given where we live that is never ever going to happen.