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For someone who spends most of their time in climate-controlled buildings but enjoys going outside on mild fine days, varying levels of "bad" weather (so long as it doesn't create emergencies) are probably not going to matter to you as much as similar relative changes on fine days. For example, 5C and moderate rain vs 10C and light rain may be roughly equivalent, but 17C and windy may be much worse than 22C and calm (given you'd be a lot more likely to want to spend time outside in weather like that). (This is incidentally why people don't like the seaside suburb of New Brighton here in Christchurch, NZ - it can get cold sea breezes while places further from the sea are calm and warm).
However, it all depends on your preferences and circumstances. If you're outside all day, you might be most sensitive to relatively extreme weather, so the difference between 17C and 22C might not be nearly as important as the difference between 35C and 40C, or -5C and -10C. Or maybe small fluctuations around 0C matter a lot to you (bad for gardeners, good for snow-lovers).
The mildest suburbs in winter are best for me... so temps around 0C in winter are a big deal above or below.... the fewer freezes the better for me. Higher fluctuations like say between 15 and 20C aren't as important.
For me: Working from home, the most important aspect is generally the best (dog-walking) weather of the day. Rain all day sucks, but cloud/wind/rain all day with a one-hour break of fine weather is almost as good as a completely fine day. Winter high temperatures are important, summers are almost never too hot all day long here.
For holidays, it's nice to have predictable sustained periods of fine weather.
In Vancouver especially, I'd say when it snows in the winter small differences in temperature can make huge differences. For example, it can be raining in one place but somewhere just 1km away can have heavy snowfall with huge accumulations.
Normally, our winter temps hover around 5-6C and when it snows, temps are always hovering around the freezing mark. For a snow lover like me, I'd prefer to be inland or at a higher elevation whenever it snows as it is always colder in either place.
Fortunately I am located about 30km inland from Vancouver proper, however I am pretty close to sea level so while I always get higher snow totals than everywhere to my west, the higher elevations reletively close to the water can sometimes get similar snow totals to myself.
At cooler degrees, when the sun is at a nice 40-50 degree angle, wind makes ALL the difference. 13'C can make you SWEAT standing still in your t-shirt as long as the air isn't moving. Then as soon as the air starts moving just the tiniest bit, you'll instantly become cool.
I'll be sweating in the snowy sun in April when it's only 5'C as long as there isn't any wind.
In Vancouver especially, I'd say when it snows in the winter small differences in temperature can make huge differences. For example, it can be raining in one place but somewhere just 1km away can have heavy snowfall with huge accumulations.
Normally, our winter temps hover around 5-6C and when it snows, temps are always hovering around the freezing mark. For a snow lover like me, I'd prefer to be inland or at a higher elevation whenever it snows as it is always colder in either place.
Fortunately I am located about 30km inland from Vancouver proper, however I am pretty close to sea level so while I always get higher snow totals than everywhere to my west, the higher elevations reletively close to the water can sometimes get similar snow totals to myself.
Exact opposite on deneb78....he wants to live in the mildest suburb, hates snow.
Small differences for me would include the wind. Calm vs cold breeze can make a huge difference
in how I felt outdoors. Temps....a five degree difference can make a big difference,
20C...a bit cool, 25C very nice, 30C a bit uncomfortable, 35C untolerable, 40C stay inside.
If it's in the 35-55 F range, the sun makes a huge difference.
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