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Location: The Valley Of The Sun just east of Canberra
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Both Cfa climates around the same distance from the equator. Myrtle Beach is obviously more continental. I am choosing the Sydney suburb of Canterbury for this comparison because it's a little more representative of temperatures in the suburbs away from the harbour.
I pick Sydney (Canterbury) due to the slightly lower annual average temperature. Myrtle Beach gets some snow but winters are still way too mild and even prone to a little midwinter heat (record highs in January exceed those for Canterbury in July which shocks me). Of course, summers in Myrtle Beach are horrid compared to the eastern half of Sydney.
A final note: Canterbury is also in a little bit of a frost hollow so minimum temps tend to be a little lower there than the surrounding area. However it's maximum temperatures in summer that are the main determinant of comfort in Sydney's climate.
Both Cfa climates around the same distance from the equator. Myrtle Beach is obviously more continental. I am choosing the Sydney suburb of Canterbury for this comparison because it's a little more representative of temperatures in the suburbs away from the harbour.
I pick Sydney (Canterbury) due to the slightly lower annual average temperature. Myrtle Beach gets some snow but winters are still way too mild and even prone to a little midwinter heat (record highs in January exceed those for Canterbury in July which shocks me). Of course, summers in Myrtle Beach are horrid compared to the eastern half of Sydney.
A final note: Canterbury is also in a little bit of a frost hollow so minimum temps tend to be a little lower there than the surrounding area. However it's maximum temperatures in summer that are the main determinant of comfort in Sydney's climate.
Being a WWF...I would go with either one, they both have nice winters and alot of sunshine.
One climate note about snow for Myrtle Beach (I know their clime well, as I've been there many times):
Snow is VERY rare in Myrtle Beach. Annually they average close to zero, and as with the rounding of all small numeric values, the few snows in the last 100 years bring up the annual snow fall more than it actually is. Since 1988 ( 25 years)....there has only been measurable snow twice in Myrtle Beach - the recent 2.8 inches in 2010 and back in 1989. At times decades will pass and Myrtle Beach will never see even a flake of snow.
Myrtle has really warm to hot summers with very warm ocean water, but in winter it is cooler than Sydney. Not cooler by much, but still cooler at night and during the afternoon.
Sydney, but it is not quite as good or consistent as the stats may suggest.
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