[EricS39]

But what most Connecticut residents do in winter is hibernate in, and do things that don't cost any additional money.... Such as watch exciting YouTube videos and after it's over, just lazily watch a winter full moon night which lasts like 15 hours long all the way from 4:15pm till 7:20AM the next day. A lot of time to let the body regenerate

Winter by the way also makes it so everyone is more physically attractive to their partners and for singles, the less superficial looking people are not at a loss in their soul seeking quests because everybody is bundled up

[mlassoff]

Originally Posted by EricS39

But what most Connecticut residents do in winter is hibernate in, and do things that don't cost any additional money....

This is simply untrue. I don't know anyone who "hibernates".

My partner and I, and most people we know spend the winter as active as we are in the summer. Our typical winter weekend might include attending a hockey game, going out to eat, going to a concert, or perhaps a trip to the casino. We go in to NYC frequently to shop, see a show or spend time with friends. We don't ski, but many of our friends do. There are numerous social events scheduled in town by various clubs and organizations.

Like most people the plurality of our time is spent working-- and that doesn't change.

High schools have three sports seasons here. Outdoor sports are played in the fall and spring. Each season is about 14 weeks. The winter season includes at most high schools basketball, indoor track, swimming (indoor pools) , wrestling, ice hockey and gymnastics.

Rowing is not a school sport (except in some private schools) but there are rowing clubs along the coast in which your son can participate.

I've lived both in Connecticut and the painfully hot climate of Austin, Texas and I'll take Connecticut any time!

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by Cambium

I'm not familiar with the climate there so I cant compare what the OP would be coming from. Maybe she can post some winter monthly averages so we have an idea?

She did.

Originally Posted by AustGirlSydney

Our winter days range from approx 10-20C (50-68F I think) days - so I truly have no idea how to live in your climate!

[EricS39]

Of course most of time is spent working but a lot of quiet down time around last week December. A lot of off regular work days fall in that thanksgiving to MLK holiday period

[Wilton2ParkAve]

Originally Posted by mlassoff

This is simply untrue. I don't know anyone who "hibernates".

My partner and I, and most people we know spend the winter as active as we are in the summer. Our typical winter weekend might include attending a hockey game, going out to eat, going to a concert, or perhaps a trip to the casino. We go in to NYC frequently to shop, see a show or spend time with friends. We don't ski, but many of our friends do. There are numerous social events scheduled in town by various clubs and organizations.

Like most people the plurality of our time is spent working-- and that doesn't change.

High schools have three sports seasons here. Outdoor sports are played in the fall and spring. Each season is about 14 weeks. The winter season includes at most high schools basketball, indoor track, swimming (indoor pools) , wrestling, ice hockey and gymnastics.

Rowing is not a school sport (except in some private schools) but there are rowing clubs along the coast in which your son can participate.

I've lived both in Connecticut and the painfully hot climate of Austin, Texas and I'll take Connecticut any time!

Why are you you bothering to feed the xxxxxs

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by adams798

This is their "late" winter temps...remember they are in the southern hemisphere so seasons are opposite...

Yes, pointed this out in my first post. :-)

Originally Posted by Cambium

5. Yes, Northern Hemisphere it's Summer here now. Southern Hemisphere its winter. Southern tip of South America is very cold right now.

Originally Posted by andthentherewere3

She did.

Saw, but I was looking for the "monthly" averages to compare mid winters plus she didn't sound sure.

Here's the monthly comparisons Sydney to Northern CT. Their average low in July is mid 40s compared to our Januarys of upper teens. Their record lows are in the 30s! Ours is below 0°F




Someone started a thread in the Weather forum couple years ago which climate they prefer. Sydney or Atlanta.

[EricS39]

Sydney's climate is not really a good climate comparison to Connecticut, but closest equivalent to Sydney within New England would be Block Island, RI or Nantucket. Even so, our summer average temperatures are close to Sydney average temps, except we fluctuate all over the place depending on cold front/heat wave, where as Sydney summer weather is pretty set in stone. No heat waves, no cool fronts....

Sydney summer is also too warm to be compared to Pacific Coast, too moist to compare with interior west or Mexican Riviera, and yet not warm enough to compare to Honolulu or anywhere in southeast/midatlantic even. So nowhere in the US really is there a good summer climate match to Sydney

Now, sydney winter is warmer than in Connecticut though not as warm as coastal California....more like Charleston, South Carolina winter

Sydney Australia climate more appropriately matches to the climate of southern France

Atlanta doesn't fit either because an Atlanta summer is much more uncomfortably muggy and grossly hot where as Sydney summers are more like Atlanta temperature/humidity of early May. This isn't to say the Sydney sun isn't any less strong though...just the ocean moderates temperature

[FutureTown]

Sydney and Melbourne experience a very Mediterranean climate. Think coastal Southern California like San Diego. Our climate here in Connecticut is most like UK.

Either way, the weather is definitely not going to be nice but people have moved from such places to Connecticut.

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by FutureTown

Sydney and Melbourne experience a very Mediterranean climate. Think coastal Southern California like San Diego. Our climate here in Connecticut is most like UK.

Yes. If someone really likes the climate of Sydney, Connecticut would be a challenge.

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by FutureTown

Our climate here in Connecticut is most like UK.

The countries of the UK have varying climates. I don't see how you can compare the weather in CT to the UK. The weather there is milder. What part of the UK are you referring to?

Climate of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia