Portland wetter than Seattle??!

[Tesaje]

Originally Posted by pw72

If I am reading the first map correctly, western Oregon and Washington are shaded in green, as is England and France. The actual Mediterranean geographical area is shaded in yellow.

From the map, the hot Central CA valley region is in yellow as are the hotter parts of the Mediterranean. Places like northern Portugal to SW France are in the same climate classification as W OR to the Cascades. We like to say Mediterranean climate but as the map shows, there are several subclimates that make up the Mediterranean region.

[Tiger Beer]

I use to live in Portland, Oregon...and never used an umbrella. I love the drizzle. You don't get wet, you just feel refreshed, and everything is very lush.

I've been thinking of the Pacific Northwest again...I always preferred OREGON...but I am a bit attracted to Seattle as it is quite a bit more international and larger of a real city. After having lived in large major cities the last ten years, I am unsure if I could go back to a Portland.

So, the Seattle you bring an umbrella....kinda rubs me the wrong way. I loved walking around Portland with that mist. It always seemed like when I did go up to Seattle, the weather was always a bit harsher. Harder rain, more snow, more rain-guards around because the rain was a bit harder - all in feeling - I can't state any hard stats to back any of that up.

[eagle7]

I have heard seattle & portlands climate is similar to the london,england climate. The avg rainfall in so.ca is less then half of the pacific nw.

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by eagle7

I have heard seattle & portlands climate is similar to the london,england climate. The avg rainfall in so.ca is less then half of the pacific nw.

I've heard that reference as well...

But...I had a trip to London and Dublin a few years back...and I distinctly remember being in Dublin and just having this chill to the bone...just cold..and it was JUNE.

I don't know if London gets that same damp chilled-to-the-bone feeling or not...but I never noticed or remember having that feeling in the Pacific Northwest.

[EnricoV]

Originally Posted by pw72

If I am reading the first map correctly, western Oregon and Washington are shaded in green, as is England and France. The actual Mediterranean geogrphical area is shaded in yellow.

Apparently you're not reading it correctly. The only part of the Northwest shaded green is the Olympic peninsula of Washington (and a spot or two in the Washington Cascades). The rest is the brownish-yellow color (Csb) which extends down the length of the west coast. In Europe, the only areas classed similarly are northern Portugal, central Spain, the South of France, and an area of central southern Italy.