Climate battle - Monaco vs. Sydney (place, season, East, heat)

[Flight Simmer]

probably Sydney. Much warmer winters. It is, however, a devastating kick in the balls when a place at a higher latitude than Hobart gets overnight lows resembling Brisbane.

[dhdh]

Originally Posted by pigeonhole

I was in Monaco last week, and believe me the weather was not that wonderful , windy, 60°F, sea much too cold for a dip -and this right in the middle of spring and "global warming".
Monaco on the Riviera is a north Mediterranean temperate country (43°35'NLat), it can't even begin to compare with subtropical Sydney at 34°Lat. The presence of Phoenix palm trees and strelitzias is pretty deceiving...

I am not very fond of the Riviera's April weather either; highs still hovering around 16°C at that time of the year can get pretty frustrating, and Nice, oddly, is cloudier in April than in March.

That being said, you know probably as well as I do that France is currently undergoing a particularly crappy April, with coolish, gloomy, rainy conditions prevailing over much of the country - including the Riviera

[deneb78]

Sydney for sure. Warmer winter days and away from immediate coastline higher chance of more 30C+ days throughout the year.

[Rozenn]

Originally Posted by MrMarbles

Sydney. Monaco is too dry.

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

Sydney, same reason as Mr Marbles.

Same here. Btw Monaco's diurnal ranges are ridiculous.

Originally Posted by Candle

I generally don't like Mediterranean precipitation patterns and I don't think Monaco gets many thunderstorms either so Sydney it is. Sydney's climate isn't that bad all on its own.

According to Meteo France, nearby Nice gets 29 tstorms per year. Though their stats are dated, I know than Paris' number has significantly increased since then. Not sure about Nice. Dhdh?

[ MétéoFrance ]



If anything, Sydney's tally seems lower over the same period (fig. 12). Though Sysney most likely gets the most intense ones (supercells et all).

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averag...explain_td.pdf

[Joe90]

Sydney for me-Wetter is better.

Monaco looks good as well. The diurnal range is low in the extreme, I'm guessing an urban heat island is the cause. Monaco has the same winter maximum temps as here, but a winter minimum 7C/14F warmer.

I was in Monaco recently, Monaco near Nelson that is - a delightful spot, but somewhat lacking in the sophistication of it's European counterpart.

[Weatherfan2]

Monaco, dryer and sunnier but more thunderstorms.

[philobeddoe]

Monaco is nice but I went with Sydney, slightly better climate overall

Monaco has a crazy low diurnal range
Also Monaco's climate has a strong seasonal lag,
November is warmer than April.
It's good the film festival in nearby Cannes is in May,
if it was in April the movie stars would be shivering

[JetsNHL]

Monaco, less rainy days, average lows in winter the same. More sun.

[george960]

Sydney, warmer overall and no dry summer.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Same here. Btw Monaco's diurnal ranges are ridiculous.

Normally, I'd say the summer nights are too hot. But highs below 80°F I'm not sure if it matters.