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I voted Atlanta because I prefer a warmer climate. Denver is too dry for my taste and not very conductive to my skin. I do think both regions have some of the most unpredictable weather in the nation.
Atlanta has all four seasons but not as pronounced as Northern cities.
Atlanta would be brutal for me, I prefer Denver's climate by quite a bit. Lots of people like hot & humid, though, so this will probably end up pretty close.
I suppose it's relative, but saying Atlanta has "very little" winter weather is rather misleading, in my opinion. It's plenty chilly from November to March, with more than just a few days that are downright cold.
Atlanta gets pretty cold due to its inland and elevated location. The leave changes around there are fairly pronounced. It's similar to say, Coastal areas of Virginia farther north. Atlanta has a mild 4 season climate. Atlanta is not like gulf coast cities, southeast atlantic coastal or north Florida weather. These places are like 10-12 degree difference in winter temps, where somewhere like Hampton Roads or Richmond are only about 4-5 degrees difference on average despite being over twice as north as the other places are south. Cold snaps reach Atlanta pretty often and go into the teens and 20s. I went there around New Years once and it was 15 degrees at night with pretty strong wind, it was cold and I was definitely unprepared for it b/c most people including myself don't think of Atlanta as getting that cold, but it does.
Just an example, Tallahassee dec/jan high is average 65/63.5 while Atlanta is 54/52. Norfolk Virginia is 52/48. Tallahassee is only 270 miles away but a 11-12 difference in winter temps. Norfolk is 570 miles away and only 2-4 degree difference. The north and northeast burbs are often colder than the temps at Hartsfield airport also b/c of elevation change going on around there.
Even going further to maybe a city people know more about, DC average low in January winter is 29, Atlanta is 34. Houston is 43, New Orleans is 45... Hence a winter in Atlanta is quite a bit more similar to a Northern virginia winter than it is to it's other southern peers.
This is why people say if you are moving south to avoid winters go somewhere more south like Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Jacksonville, etc. Even though it isn't that much farther south on a map, winter will be quite a bit warmer.
Atlanta gets pretty cold due to its inland and elevated location. The leave changes around there are fairly pronounced. It's similar to say, Coastal areas of Virginia farther north. Atlanta has a mild 4 season climate. Atlanta is not like gulf coast cities, southeast atlantic coastal or north Florida weather. These places are like 10-12 degree difference in winter temps, where somewhere like Hampton Roads or Richmond are only about 4-5 degrees difference on average despite being over twice as north as the other places are south. Cold snaps reach Atlanta pretty often and go into the teens and 20s.
Exactly!
People who don't have experience with the region thinks that Atlanta is on par with Florida weather, which is far from the truth. In Florida you can get by without a coat. In Atlanta you will be SOL without a coat because their are many cold days on average in the region. Atlanta winters are cooler than the PNW on average.
It would be interesting to see some stats comparing Atlanta vs Denver weather with humidity included.
People who don't have experience with the region thinks that Atlanta is on par with Florida weather, which is far from the true. In Florida you can get by without a coat. In Atlanta you will be SOL without a coat because their are many cold days on average in the region. Atlanta winters are cooler than the PNW on average.
It would be interesting to see some stats comparing Atlanta vs Denver weather with humidity included.
North Florida has its days where you will want a coat.
North Florida has its days where you will want a coat.
For sure, but as I said it's still 11-12 degrees warmer on average, vs 4-5 different than places in Virginia. Orlando even more drastic, 72 jan highs with Atlanta 52 jan highs.
North Florida has its days where you will want a coat.
Yes North Florida is the exception but most of the state you can get by without a coat.
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