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True, but a counter-point could be that in Atlanta in summer it’s hot during the middle of the day but cools down in mornings and evenings to be out and about. In Boston in winter it’s cold during the middle of the day and only gets colder for mornings and evenings.
After doing my time in Chicago I’ll give it to Boston that it’s not as bad as that.
The hotness of Atlanta summers and climate is a bit overblown imo.
It's nothing compared to Louisiana, eastern TX, or Florida.
The hotness of Atlanta summers and climate is a bit overblown imo.
It's nothing compared to Louisiana, eastern TX, or Florida.
I think so based on the data but also on the activity test. Most summer days in Atlanta you will see tons of people out and about in the city. Even more than you see in the winter. There are only a handful of summer days, if any, where it's so hot that people are avoiding doing yardwork/errands/sports because of the heat.
In some of those places you mentioned there is a lot more dead time in the summer based on the sheer heat during the day. Similarly in cold winter days even in Atlanta you will see dead time if it's below freezing outside. Up north there are lots of dead days and you really noticeably see more activity in the parks as the weather warms up.
Atlanta is obviously hotter than Boston. However, it is built to deal with heat much better than northeastern cities, which have to contend with both the high heat of July-August and the lows of Jan-February.
Atlanta gets chilly, but nothing like NY or Boston. However, those cities can get pretty hot, and 82 degrees in NYC feels much more intolerable than 82 in a southern city.
Atlanta is holding up well considering the bias towards urban old cities.
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