Climate battle: A Coruña vs Portland (Maine) (snowy, hot, warm)

[lommaren]

43 N, Atlantic coastline cities, both above 1000 mm in precipitation but similarities end there

Which one's the best of the 43N Atlantic shoreline metropolises?

Portland (Dfb) has warm to hot summers with occasional heatwaves, coupled with cold and snowy winters with high diurnal variation.

A Coruña has three months above 22C highs and 18.5C means, even the coldest month is at 10.8 C. In other words, it's the textbook maritime climate!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Coru%C3%B1a#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portla...hy_and_climate

Personally I favour A Coruña because of it being so comfortable. I'd loved to have Portland's summers there like Pontevedra a bit farther south has, but frequent 22-23C days are not all bad Living where I do, having constant double-digit weather all winter coupled with our summers would seem like a dream come true. Portland would be a bit of an upgrade in some senses, but not "yey"!

Season-lovers as well as those that want some heat, would go for Portland though. As far as humid continental climates go, it's one of my favourites Given how interesting I think this battle is I for once decided to make it a public poll too

[Warszawa]

Thought this was gonna be Portland Oregon vs A Coruna lol

Easy win for A Coruna, Portland Maine is a terrible climate. Portland is like a sunnier Buffalo

[alphatier]

That's an easy one - A Coruña.

I've seen enough of this winter to say with a certainity that I wouldn't want to deal with these or even lower temperatures on a yearly basis. Portland is sunnier and has warmer summers but they are not nearly hot enough to make up for its ice age winters.

[gordo]

A Coruna. Portland's winters are too cold and snowy.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by gordo

A Coruna. Portland's winters are too cold and snowy.

Exactly this.

[Steelernation71]

Portland. A somewhat cooler and wetter (so slightly worse) version of my climate. A pretty mediocre climate, below average but not bad. A coruña is maritime garbage with dreadful winters and sub par summers.

[lommaren]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

Thought this was gonna be Portland Oregon vs A Coruna lol

Easy win for A Coruna, Portland Maine is a terrible climate. Portland is like a sunnier Buffalo

Not like I didn't write Maine in the headline?

[gordo]

If A Coruna had slightly warmer summers and trice the rainfall in the spring to fall, it would an an A+ climate.

[lommaren]

Originally Posted by gordo

If A Coruna had slightly warmer summers and trice the rainfall in the spring to fall, it would an an A+ climate.

Pontevedra, Vigo?

[gordo]

Originally Posted by lommaren

Pontevedra, Vigo?

Yes those 2 climates are pretty good. Better than A Coruna, which admitly isn't a bad climate itself.