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Seoul- Winter is colder, but the rest of the year is warmer. the excessive summer rain would be annoying, but I could get used to it. I had a winter there and found it unenjoyable in weather terms.
Vancouver -gets too many rain days through the year. It does seem to have a pleasant summer though. The autumn and spring are a bit cool for my liking.
A hard choice but I would choose Seoul, If geography was included, I would choose Vancouver
For me the deciding factor that tipped it in Vancouver's favour was Seoul's intensely wet summers. I love the fact that Seoul has warm muggy summers and is warmer year round but the intensely wet summers in Seoul are a turn off for me. 30 inches of precip over july and aug where half are rain days are too much for me. It's true that Vancouver winters are really rainy but it doesn't matter as much because I stay inside most of the time anyway. I really dislike having to cancel outdoor plans in the summer due to rainfall which I imagine would happen often in Seoul.
For me the deciding factor that tipped it in Vancouver's favour was Seoul's intensely wet summers. I love the fact that Seoul has warm muggy summers and is warmer year round but the intensely wet summers in Seoul are a turn off for me. 30 inches of precip over july and aug where half are rain days are too much for me. It's true that Vancouver winters are really rainy but it doesn't matter as much because I stay inside most of the time anyway. I really dislike having to cancel outdoor plans in the summer due to rainfall which I imagine would happen often in Seoul.
Vancouver. Seoul suffers horrendously humid summers (worse than Sydney's!) and the snowy winters aren't enough to compensate. Vancouver's surrounds (Whistler etc.) are snowier than Seoul anyhow, and for much longer. Summer temps in SW BC are pretty much perfect, comfortable temps and fine weather to enjoy the long days.
I chose Vancouver for pretty much the same reasons.
I know people who moved there from Toronto.
They said April through October, it's NEVER cold.
By March, it is reliably much warmer than their winter, which is already typically mildish.
In summer it is never cool.
Their annual sunshine stats are also good.
Why give up a long, proper, perfect-for-warmth summer for a short, tepid summer?
Anything Canadian is disgusting by comparison, imho.
I HATE long cool spells in summer, especially followed by even cooler autumn temps.
Yes their winters have severe spells nearly as cold as Toronto,
but their winters are only about half as long, and most days MUCH milder than Toronto.
I would actually compare Seoul Korea closely to Washington DC,
with winters being a tad harsher, and summers a touch muggier/rainier.
I could see myself living in Korea,
putting up with a lousy Nov-Mar
for a stellar June-Sep and a pleasant Apr-May and Oct.
Going by annual avg temperatures, Seoul is almost identical to NYC. Washington DC is slightly warmer. Seoul's seasons are more pronounced, though.
I think I too would go with Seoul. A more interesting climate with more variety and a longer, more reliable summer. Winters are cold but they look fairly sunny so the SAD might just be avoided.
Vancouver - cloudier and has more rain days throughout the year. Summers are much more comfortable than in Seoul, though the somewhat intense rainfall would be interesting. Outside of summer, Seoul does look pretty pleasant, but they don't get enough snow.
I could live in Seoul though. Temperatures are fairly similar compared to where I currently live and the 500 or so fewer hours of sunshine is a bonus.
Maybe Vancouver isn't as bad as I anticipated, from my experiences in eastern Canada.
I do expect that having shorter winter days might have an effect I'm unaware of though.
I was in Vancouver in April,
and my overall experience was pleasant, considering it's Canada
but if we stop trying to remember which country it is
I'd say the weather I experienced was a touch yucky vs. our current weather in SW Australia.
I can re-evaluate my estimates on Vancouver's seasons:
Winter: nasty
Spring: a bit foul
Summer: fairly nice
Autumn: foul-to-nasty
No climate in Canada I would regard highly.
Canada looses severely imho by not having anywhere in October with an average high of 18+C/64+ F.
18 C is not even warm, but it is quite pleasant in short sleeves, even without sunshine.
Is that too much to ask of a transition season? Apparently... yes!
And Seoul's anticipated seasons:
Winter- Nasty/foul (more daylight & sun could make for better good days)
Spring- fairly nice
Summer- sultry tropical party time
Autumn- pleasantly cool
I do expect that having shorter winter days might have an effect I'm unaware of though.
I was in Vancouver in April,
and my overall experience was pleasant, considering it's Canada
but if we stop trying to remember which country it is
I'd say the weather I experienced was a touch yucky vs. our current weather in SW Australia.
I can re-evaluate my estimates on Vancouver's seasons:
Winter: nasty
Spring: a bit foul
Summer: fairly nice
Autumn: foul-to-nasty
No climate in Canada I would regard highly.
Canada looses severely imho by not having anywhere in October with an average high of 18+C/64+ F.
18 C is not even warm, but it is quite pleasant in short sleeves, even without sunshine.
Is that too much to ask of a transition season? Apparently... yes!
And Seoul's anticipated seasons:
Winter- Nasty/foul (more daylight & sun could make for better good days)
Spring- fairly nice
Summer- sultry tropical party time
Autumn- pleasantly cool
Based on your opinion about Seoul's seasons, it seems that Toronto is just slightly too far to the north and a tad too chilly. Go a few hundred miles south into the Northern US and you'd be fairly satisfied spring through autumn.
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Maybe Vancouver isn't as bad as I anticipated, from my experiences in eastern Canada.
