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Pick your climate: Both Seattle and Atlanta have similar average winter average temperatures and snowfall totals but their climates couldn't be more different from each other within the continental U.S.
A) Oceanic Seattle with mild, comfortable mostly dry summers that don't require AC but not warm enough to swim except for the odd heat wave (dry heat though). Winters are quite gloomy but mostly stable temperature-wise, mostly above freezing so lots of cold, overcast light rain and little sun. Averages about 6 inches of snow per winter and some winters get none and some get a lot more.
B) Subtropical Atlanta with humid summers with temperature stability and lots of thunderstorms and lots of temperature variation in winter. High sunshine hours but more rain than Seattle because of thunderstorms and hard downpours. Averages about 3 inches of snow per winter but some winters get none and some get a lot more.
Having lived in both areas, I prefer Seattle. Seattle doesn't have the roasting summers that Atlanta does. I'm in the Atlanta area now,and it is still kind of humid and hot.
The city where I have lived (and currently live) for my whole life is about 100 hours cloudier than Seattle, and I still think that cloudness is not that bad. However, no, it's not bad at all. Heat is far, far worse.
The city where I have lived (and currently live) for my whole life is about 100 hours cloudier than Seattle, and I still think that cloudness is not that bad. However, no, it's not bad at all. Heat is far, far worse.
That heat can be crazy. I find it more pleasant to walk around in drizzle or cool, dreary weather than to walk around in hot, humid weather.
To be honest, Seattle does not look that cloudy, really, their sunshine average is actually quite good especially considering they're at 48N ! Maybe the numbers are inflated, but whatever....
Both cities have winters that are too warm for me, and I am bothered by all that seattle rain in the cold season.
Atlanta does look quite good, their summers are not that hot, they look like when we have a hotter than average summer, but the humidity might kill me, they probably have tons of 70f+ dp days, not sure I'd be into it-
In the end, they're both totally livable climates but both have their drawbacks.
Seattle isn't that bad imo ,a little bit like London with some extra summer sunshine thrown in , but Atlanta wins for me , ideal sunshine - the hot summers would get to me after a while ,but prefer heat over gloom
They have cooler temperatures in every month of the year, than Atlanta does. Plus, Seattle don't have a lot of humidity.
I agree with that sentiment. And if I want my snow fix, the Cascade Mountains are somewhat close by. If I want my snow fix where I live, I have to cross several states.
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Atlanta. Infinitely superior in every possible way.
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