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I would take Twin Cities' summer over any of those on Southern cities on your list. Since I've lived in Texas, I would agree that in Minneapolis, for the most part, the weather is decent in summer. I would pick it over a lot on US cities, and certainly over Mpls winter. However, this thread is comparing Seattle and Minneapolis, not the the South and Minneapolis. Compared to Seattle, Mpls is hot and muggy in summer, but not compared to the US as a whole. Seattle has a better summer in my opinion. There are usually a couple of weeks of heat waves in Mpls in the summer, but we can ignore those as Seattle has occasional warm spells too (though generally not as extreme as in MN). I realize a lot of people like occasional hot days to go swimming/boating, but most people probably spend less days swimming than they do working at their jobs, running errands around town, walking, cycling, or jogging. And for just about anything other than swimming, a nice day in the Upper 60's to mid 70's is much more comfortable than a day in the 80's. Also, there are heated outdoor pools in Seattle, so it's comfortable to swim with the cooler temps. It rains a fair amount in summer in Minneapolis, about every 3rd day, and a lot of the days with cooler temperatures are days where it is raining, not really days a lot of people are spending outside. On the other hand, summer is Seattle's driest season. There are a handful of 2-3 day periods in Minneapolis in the summer where it's cooler after a front passes through and it's not raining/overcast. Those are the best days in summer in my opinion, when the weather is closer to Seattle's avg. Both cities get a similar amount of summer sunshine and winter darkness. Fall I would probably give to the advantage to the Twin Cities d/t Seattle's rain in Oct-Dec. Winter easily goes to Seattle. Spring is so short in the Twin Cities that it's hard to compare the two cities for that season.
lol no! Did you come during the flooding back in June? Seattle is overcast well over TWO HUNDRED days a year. Minneapolis is sunny over half the time and I wouldn't consider it "rainy" as we've struggled with droughts many times.. And Minneapolis may be frigid in the winter but it's WAY less dreary in Seattle- our winters often have a fair amount of sunshine, to say so at least. Of course, the sun does rise later and set earlier in the winter. But it's not near as rainy as Seattle. And the springs here are fantastic!
It rains a fair amount in summer in Minneapolis, about every 3rd day, and a lot of the days with cooler temperatures are days where it is raining, not really days a lot of people are spending outside.
That's not true. This year was extremely wet and there was a lot of flooding, yet I still wouldn't say it rained every 3 days.
lol no! Did you come during the flooding back in June? Seattle is overcast well over TWO HUNDRED days a year. Minneapolis is sunny over half the time and I wouldn't consider it "rainy" as we've struggled with droughts many times.. And Minneapolis may be frigid in the winter but it's WAY less dreary in Seattle- our winters often have a fair amount of sunshine, to say so at least. Of course, the sun does rise later and set earlier in the winter. But it's not near as rainy as Seattle. And the springs here are fantastic!
Yes, I would take an extremely cold but sunny day where, if I wear a logical amount of clothes, I can go outside and not feel cold at all, go skiing (cross country or downhill), ice skating, running, walking, among many other things. I would hate trying to do things outside and getting wet when its 50 degrees and raining. That just gets gross, messy, and cold. Minneapolis' winters are crisp and clean because of the temperature.
That's not true. This year was extremely wet and there was a lot of flooding, yet I still wouldn't say it rained every 3 days.
https://weatherspark.com/averages/30...-United-States (Minneapolis) "During the warm season, which lasts from May 21 to September 16, there is a 45% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day.. .. During the cold season, which lasts from November 26 to March 4, there is a 56% average chance that precipitation will be observed at some point during a given day."
Probability of precip is about 1 in every two days.
Lol every *insert midwestern city* booster here brags about their cities Museums and Theaters.
Fact it no one really travels far to visit a theater, if people are coming to the Twin Cities from far away they are usually just visiting family, the few tourist are probably going to the Mall of America (located in the suburbs)
Seattle has plenty of museums and theaters but it also has iconic stuff like Pike Place and the Space Needle.
Totally inaccurate because Minneapolis theater actually has a national reputation when it comes to theatre. Even international. There's something called "regional theatre" which is legit and guild paying. Regional theatres in MSP have won Tonys. The Guthrie Theatre is renowned. Amy Adams got her start at The Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and Nick Nolte got his start too (a long time ago) at some theatre. So MSP is unique that way.
I also like to tell people that Minneapolis isn't really "Midwest." It is "Upper Midwest." There's a big difference. Minneapolis is not like Omaha.
I also like to tell people that Minneapolis isn't really "Midwest." It is "Upper Midwest." There's a big difference. Minneapolis is not like Omaha.
The Twin Cities are, without any ounce of doubt, Midwest. Arguing upper Midwest doesn't change the fact that it is Midwestern, through and through. It's like trying to argue that an object isn't a piano because it's a grand piano.
Of course there are regional nuances, but that happens in every part of the country; e.g. Hartford and NYC, Atlanta and Tallahassee, San Francisco and Pasadena, etc.
Lol every *insert midwestern city* booster here brags about their cities Museums and Theaters.
Fact it no one really travels far to visit a theater, if people are coming to the Twin Cities from far away they are usually just visiting family, the few tourist are probably going to the Mall of America (located in the suburbs)
Seattle has plenty of museums and theaters but it also has iconic stuff like Pike Place and the Space Needle.
Seattle has the fine arts profile one would expect of a city in the 3-5 million range. It clearly has many interesting and unique places to visit.
Minneapolis has a fine arts profile one would expect of a much larger city. The Guthrie Theater is generally considered the ultimate venue among American repertory theaters. The Minneapolis Children's Theater is the largest children's theater outside of London. Minneapolis joins Chicago as the only two cities in the US to have three different Regional Tony Award winning theaters. The Walker Art Center is world renowned among contemporary art museums and inter-disciplinary performance centers. The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture park in the country. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has national prominence among comprehensive art museums. Minneapolis-St Paul is the only metro outside of New York to have two major orchestras (a distinction made by The American Association of Symphony orchestras). Minneapolis is among the top five cities for both dance and classical choral music. The city has had, and continues to have a thriving independent rock music scene. Throw in the largest non-juried arts festival in the country (Uptown Art Fair), the largest Fringe Festival in the country, and the oldest improv theater in the country (Brave New Workshop). There are a significant number of people who travel here for the city's cultural scene. I've scene art-specific tours offered from Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, and Winnipeg--among other origins. Outside of Chicago, there isn't a Midwestern (or Pacific Northwestern) city that comes close.
Lol every *insert midwestern city* booster here brags about their cities Museums and Theaters.
Fact it no one really travels far to visit a theater, if people are coming to the Twin Cities from far away they are usually just visiting family, the few tourist are probably going to the Mall of America (located in the suburbs)
Seattle has plenty of museums and theaters but it also has iconic stuff like Pike Place and the Space Needle.
Wow you know so little about the city you live in. It's incredible that you live in Minnesota and you don't know that Minneapolis is nationally and internationally known as one of the most prominent fine arts cities in the United States, and easily within the top three or five for theater. Do you think all cities have arts amenities like the Walker, the Weisman, the MIA, SPCO, Minnesota Orchestra, Cantus, The Singers, The Rose Ensemble, and VocalEssence? I won't even start naming theater and dance companies, there are way too many.
There is a certain type of Twin Cities resident that seems almost pathologically dismissive of everything here. Fortunately there aren't too many of them. Sometimes Minnesota humility can be taken way too far.
MSP winters are humid and have a bone chilling Midwestern cold to them. Polar Vortex stuff.
Likewise the summers are hot and there are tons of mosquitoes (state bird).
Sure, it rains a lot in Seattle, but that's a small price to pay.
However in terms of culture/amenities, both are fantastic.
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