Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth.

Although Australia's big coastal cities get more rainfall than the dry interior of the continent, every city can experience drought.

Recently Australia has been getting drier with the result that desalination plants are being built to provide extra water for the cities.

All of Australia's cities can suffer summer heat-waves, when hot, dry air blows out from the desert. These lead to water restrictions and a high risk of bush-fires, which, in recent years, have caused a great deal of damage and several deaths.

For further information pertaining to Australia's yearly climate, as well as temperatures and rainfall, click here.

For daily forecasts and temperatures across Australia, click here.