Climate is characterised by plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures, showers and light breezes. Summers are warm and dry, with some morning fog during sea breezes. Summers are mild to warm with cool sea breezes keeping the temperatures generally below . Northeasterlies and easterly sea breezes are dominant in late spring to early autumn. The Missouri Coteau sheltered the valley and gave it warm breezes. Phillip Island experiences milder weather than Melbourne and is tempered by ocean breezes. Due to the prevailing ocean breezes, the humidity is relatively low and constant. Evening breezes blowing down the mountains provide a welcome refreshing and cooling effect. This leaves the area open to ocean breezes. Coastal high temperatures are often moderated by cooler sea breezes. The warm breezes of summer persist well into September and sometimes early October. The coastline experiences cooling sea breezes during the day. Summers in southern Australia are generally dry and hot with coastal sea breezes. Combined with mountain breezes, this makes summers refreshing and cool. Regionally the prevailing cold breezes and currents come from that direction.