How long does it take to acclimatise to a new place when the weather is very different?

If you've swapped the northern half of Australia for the southern — or vice versa — your move probably involved accepting very different weather conditions.

It's something Australians moving specifically to avoid the impacts of climate change should expect to face.

So, how long does it take us to adjust when moving from one climate to another, and can we do anything to smooth the transition?

Do our bodies acclimatise?

Director of the Heat and Health Research Centre at the University of Sydney, Ollie Jay, says the "term acclimatisation is bandied around quite a lot".

On Gadigal land in Sydney, the professor of heat and health says it refers to adapting to the environment and there are two distinct types of acclimatisation that it is helpful to understand.

"There's a physiological ad