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C+ Winters are too cold but summers look really nice
I live in Toronto and have been to Vancouver. Here's what happen here in Canada in the summer ...
Most people, at least in Toronto, will turn on their A/C when it is just 20C (68F) if they could afford it, they don't even wait till 25C (77F) as recommended by the city of Toronto in order to save energy.
Well, 39C (103F) in the desert and you said "summers look really nice", you must be one of those odds in Canada Did you watch the news every summer ? When it was just around 28C (83F) the city will declare "heat wave" ... and if 39C (103F) the city will probably declare it "disaster".
It's nice in the summer in Canada because the temperatures are hovering around 25C (77F).
I live in Toronto and have been to Vancouver. Here's what happen here in Canada in the summer ...
Most people, at least in Toronto, will turn on their A/C when it is just 20C (68F) if they could afford it, they don't even wait till 25C (77F) as recommended by the city of Toronto in order to save energy.
Well, 39C (103F) in the desert and you said "summers look really nice", you must be one of those odds in Canada Did you watch the news every summer ? When it was just around 28C (83F) the city will declare "heat wave" ... and if 39C (103F) the city will probably declare it "disaster".
It's nice in the summer in Canada because the temperatures are hovering around 25C (77F).
Well I'm a heat lover and so I find summer weather pretty much everywhere in Canada too cold for my tastes. If I could, I'd love to live in a place like Singapore or Darwin. My preference is hot and humid year round with an eternal summer. Hot desert climates aren't ideal for me as they're a bit too hot and dry but they are still light years ahead of anything Canada has to offer. I believe sweating is healthy for the body as long as you stay well hydrated.
If you stay inside during the day for six months it's livable. I like how it cools off at night but the dryness would be a killer. At least it's not humid (ugh).
Well I'm a heat lover and so I find summer weather pretty much everywhere in Canada too cold for my tastes. If I could, I'd love to live in a place like Singapore or Darwin. My preference is hot and humid year round with an eternal summer. Hot desert climates aren't ideal for me as they're a bit too hot and dry but they are still light years ahead of anything Canada has to offer. I believe sweating is healthy for the body as long as you stay well hydrated.
I know you are a heat lover, no doubt about it. But 39C (103F) is well beyond human being's comfort level.
It is not fair to compare between Utah and Singapore. Utah's 39C (103F) whereas Singapore is a pleasant average highs of 30-31C(86-88F) and average lows 23.3-24.5 (73.9-76.1F) ALL 12 MONTHS, ALL YEAR ROUND, 365 DAYS ! Please see link of how pleasant Singapore is: Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
C'mon, you can't compare this Utah with pleasant Singapore ! I am talking talking about hell and paradise, weatherwise !
C. It's certainly not horrible, but summers are a little too hot, winters are a little too cold, and the place is a little too dry. I'd probably enjoy living there for a year, though.
Too hot for me in the summer. O.K. in winter but even 55 degrees can get pretty chilly when the wind blows down the Santa Clara and Virgin River canyons as it tends to do during the winter storm season.
April and October are to die for. But I am not so enamored by the rest of the year.....C, maybe C+
I know you are a heat lover, no doubt about it. But 39C (103F) is well beyond human being's comfort level.
It is not fair to compare between Utah and Singapore. Utah's 39C (103F) whereas Singapore is a pleasant average highs of 30-31C(86-88F) and average lows 23.3-24.5 (73.9-76.1F) ALL 12 MONTHS, ALL YEAR ROUND, 365 DAYS ! Please see link of how pleasant Singapore is: Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
C'mon, you can't compare this Utah with pleasant Singapore ! I am talking talking about hell and paradise, weatherwise !
As I said, summers in St. George are a bit too hot and dry for me but it is still manageable although not ideal by any means considering also the humidity is usually very low. The heat index and the ambient temp would be almost identical. Singapore has the perfect temp range and humidity for me year round though.
(1) If one has never experienced what 39C (103F) is like, please experience it before jumping into conclusion by saying something (I avoid quoting the exact word) "39C feels comfortable, nice ...".
(2) Human beings feel comfortable around 25C, correct me if I am wrong. Let's allow some flexibility depending on humidity, sun, wind speed ... Let say human beings feel comfortable between 20C (68F) to 30C (86F). Now we have people saying "39C feels comfortable, nice ..." (I avoid quoting the exact words).
(3) Let's say again there's flexibility, I begin to sweat a bit from 28C (83F) and sweat at 30C (86F) and I will need cold water and I am not choppy, in fact I am average size ... So let's say big people will begin to sweat at around 20C (68F) and skinny people will begin to sweat at around 30C (86F) or even 33C (92F).
(4) Now we have people saying "39C (103F) is comfortable, nice ..."
I am afraid one day I will hear people saying 45C (113F) is nice OR I feel comfortable and I don't need a jacket/warm clothes at 0C (32F) and I can stay outdoors for a couple of hours...
Perhaps one day in the future we will see ad like this "Welcome to X dessert, a paradise with perfect temperature of 45C (113F) ..."
The thing about desert climates like St. George is they don't stay at 39C all day, all year. If you've lived in a hot desert, you'll see what people are talking about when it comes to comfort levels.
Highs around 35-40 are very common here in summer, and life doesn't end, I didn't even have A/C, just cold showers during the day, avoiding the afternoon sun, and doing outdoor things at night. Evenings in the 24-32 area can be very pleasant with a breeze and low humidity, and St. George's average lows are around 20 and 21 in the hottest months.
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