Climate Battle: Phoenix, AZ vs. Yellowknife, NT

[Wildcat15]

Thought the one major downside to Phoenix would be rainfall, but surprisingly here is Yellowknife with only 3 more inches anually. It has NO redeeming qualities in this contest!

[The East Frisian]

Yellowknife, although the winter is colder than i like, it has a winter unlike Phoenix and if dressed properly can still go outside go dogsledding and the like. And also its summers are still pleasantly warm (for central european standards).

Whereas Phoenix does not really have a winter and in summer you have oven like temperatures so out of this choice i prefer Yellowknife.

[BMI]

Yellowknife

Though it's colder in winter than I prefer.

[snj90]

Definitely Yellowknife. Winters are too cold but I'd rather deal with cold than any kind of heat.

[Caleb Yeung]

Yellowknife for being colder.

[Ethereal]

Both are extreme and unlivable.

But I'd go for Phoenix for at least not having -20C days!

[Tall Traveler]

Phoenix is awesome for 8 months of the year and there aren't many places I would say that about...Phoenix by 100 degrees!

[jackierudetsky]

Phoenix when it's not summer.

[ABrandNewWorld]

Phoenix! You don't have to shovel heat to leave the AC home to go places in 110 F heat.
Going out in Yelllowknife is a lot more lethal in winter.

[JoeRock]

I would pick Phoenix.

Currently I live 3 hours north of Edmonton for work. I can tell you that it's colder here than in Yellowknife. Yellowknife has some -30C but usually not much colder because of the mountain range to the west. Here in Northern Alberta (prairies) we can easily get -40 or worse. Yellowknife has a frost free farming season of about 100 days a year, that's really not bad.

However why I pick Phoenix is mostly due to the darkness in the winter. Days in Yellowknife in the winter are very short. You have to be able to handle that.