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"For the latitude" = almost always goes with an incorrect statement. Latitude is just one factor. East vs. west, mountains, etc. matter almost as much.
If you're on the east coast of a continent, you will definitely have colder winters than the same latitude on the west coast. You will probably also have more oppressive, humid summers.
Don't look at latitude alone.
That's how it works unfortunately, which is why the only place with a good climate on the East Coast is Cape Hatteras
Miami has the massive Gulf of Mexico to the west while to the east there is the Atlantic Ocean...so why is it so hot and humid in the summer? Miami has six months with average highs above 30c, not to mention the insane humidity
In comparison, Tegucigalpa in Honduras, which is even farther south, only has two months with average highs above 30c, with much more pleasant humidity. Valencia in Spain and Perth in Australia also have just two months of heat and with less humidity. Buenos Aires has just one such month. Barcelona and Montevideo have none
And before you say "Miami is on the eastern side of a continent", Buenos Aires and Montevideo are located on the Eastern side too, as well as many places in tropical Brazil and Australia, and not one of them has the awful humidity that Miami or the East Coast US has
What makes you think water is cold? Have you looked at a map? Look where the equator is. See how close Miami is to it? There's your answer! Every continent has different weather. And I have no idea why Spain is mentioned....it's much further north than Miami!
What makes you think water is cold? Have you looked at a map? Look where the equator is. See how close Miami is to it? There's your answer! Every continent has different weather. And I have no idea why Spain is mentioned....it's much further north than Miami!
Many parts of Spain have about the same winters as in Florida and are actually less prone to arctic blasts, so that's why I mentioned it. Barcelona for example has the same winter as you would expect in coastal South Carolina or southern Georgia, while Valencia has the same winters as the northern half of Florida. Not to mention, an area on the west coast of North America at the same latitude as Miami would have a climate similar to San Diego or Los Angeles, where there is barely any humidity and arctic outbreaks are just about impossible
In addition it's been discussed before, but the Northeast Coast of Brazil is more comfortable than Miami despite essentially being right on the damn equator.
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Many parts of Spain have about the same winters as in Florida and are actually less prone to arctic blasts, so that's why I mentioned it. Barcelona for example has the same winter as you would expect in coastal South Carolina or southern Georgia, while Valencia has the same winters as the northern half of Florida. Not to mention, an area on the west coast of North America at the same latitude as Miami would have a climate similar to San Diego or Los Angeles, where there is barely any humidity and arctic outbreaks are just about impossible
In addition it's been discussed before, but the Northeast Coast of Brazil is more comfortable than Miami despite essentially being right on the damn equator.
For the west coast climate at Miami's latitude, depends on which coast you are talking, if you are talking the western Baja shore, the climate there is mild desert, with temps just a bit cooler than Miami year round, though it is uninhabited there due to the aridity, and both Gulf of California shores at that latitude are HOT, with winters similar to Miami
Why would it be? It juts out into a warm ocean....lol
If you want to escape humidity on the east coast, you might want to head inland and higher elevation. Asheville, NC is a fairly moderate climate.
Asheville is too cold in the winter (highs below 10c in the coldest month) and too humid in the summer (80+ humidity for several months). In comparison San Diego has a high of 18.5c in the coldest month and about 74% humidity in the warmest months. But I'm afraid Asheville might be the mildest east coast climate
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