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These two places in the UK both score B's from me, due to high frequency of snowfall and cold winter temperatures, and sufficient rainfall, bordering too much with the former.
The only downside to these places, relative to other parts of the UK, is lack of summer warmth and overall variety, including thunderstorms.
In general most UK places score C's from me due to lack of reliable snowfall and winter cold, and lack of thunderstorms. Summers temperatures York southwards are okay, away from high ground, between 1986 and 2003, Leeds city centre had an average maximum temperature of 21.2C in the warmest month, which is okay to me.
Nowhere in the UK would i give an "A" rating. The least bad climate is probably that of the Lower Severn Valley/ Vale of Evesham. Its as mild during the summer half of the year as the London area, but is generally the least windy due to hills and mountains affording some shelter.
I have friends who retired to the South Island, sounds like all sorts of climate is available with in short distances. I suppose a lot has to do with the island nature and the surrounded by water influence. Of coarse elevations help too. They ski all the time, not far from their home village which is kinda in the center of things, I think its Waga ? I have heard the south western slopes down to the sea are the best place. Cool because of latitude, yet warm rainforest down to the beach. You may correct me, i am sure. I never made the trip to your wonderful paradise, but Know a lot of friends who have. One guy from the states moved there predominately full time ?, I helped transport a container with all their wares.That was 15 years ago, never heard from them again.....
While we are at it, I have been told such a place exists. Its an island of technology created by fusing 2 topo maps together to form a Utopia. The Japanese artist Satomi Matoba created this Utopia digitally. While all in a minds eye, bringing together several places to form one island sounds very interesting. The problem surfaces quickly as so on these threads, when almost everyone has displayed different places they might call Paradise. Her idea is not new, it dates back to Thomas More's 1516 essay, which became one of the first maps as we know them to be, only this one was made of wood, and, yes it was called Utopia.
Non-exhaustive list... US: ME and NH away from the coast, VT, northeastern NY, most of MN, the Front Range of CO (i.e. Denver), Prescott and Flagstaff, AZ, and parts of interior, south central, and SE AK (apart from "snowed-in" winters such as 2011/12). That would include Fairbanks, Anchorage (low end; A-), and Juneau which has sufficient, but usually not exorbitant, snow to compensate for the borderline cold. Some mountainous regions, e.g. western MD but not 3,000 m+ CO or Bodie, CA, for example (due to constant risk of summer frost), in the CONUS, as well, but too many to list. You get the idea.
China: parts of southern Sichuan (i.e. Xichang), northern and western Yunnan (Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-La etc.), Tibet AR (Shigatse or warmer, which in general is <=3,100 m), northern Xinjiang (i.e. Tian Shan on north). Also a corridor from Chengdu, Sichuan to Hanzhong, Shaanxi; despite the high lows for the elevation, the extremes of heat are moderated there. A sweet climate despite the VERY low sunshine, for which the seasonal variation and generous rainfall makes up for. I earlier rated the Dw climates farther east as "A's" but I suppose I was being too generous; a large swath of it is generally not reliable precipitation-wise.
Although it has no connections to me, I agree Canada is to be envied. In fact, a large swath of land from Thunder Bay, ON on to the north and west, including much of the Prairie and the capitals of YT, NWT, AB, SK, and MB, all receive A's, even if A-'s.
The more temperate areas in Ca. are more appealing by far. Consider Vancouver which has been voted the best large city to live in , in the world !.......however , I do recall complaining about how hot it was at night in mid summer , mostly due to many hotels that did not have AC. The Great Plains of Ca. are a lot like the counterparts in the US , extremes in temps winter/summer. Overall , Ca. does have a better climate than the US, and again the two factors large body's of water and northern latitudes tell the story best.
Bleh. Almost a year later, and Leadhills might get a low C from me, but possibly a D. Braemar might still get a B, but I would prefer warmer summers, more sun and less winter rain.
Central to Southern coastal and near-coastal California all get an A from me.
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