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I would say Rome is probably more humid / muggy than California. Much of Italy is kinda muggy in the summer, although not on US South East levels. Spain appears to be overall drier.
Also there is hardly a rainy season in Europe, it depends on areas / cities. Winter is often rainier in mediterranean locales, but there are places in central europe that tend to get more precipitation in the summer months. The city I grew up in has a spring maximum for example.
Also, the Pacific North West has distinctly rainy winters and distinctly dry summers. I would say that similar climates in Europe tend to have more evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year, and overall more changeable weather, although summers are usually sunnier than winters.
As you go eastward, the continentality increases and the weather tends to be more stable overall, and some climates tend to be pretty similar to the US Midwest although drier / cloudier and with fewer extremes and abrupt changes.
I'd say the weather in Rome is comparable to Dallas, TX. Hot and moderately humid, more than California but less than the Southeast.
It amazes me how the oceans can affect the climate the way they do. If my city (Boston) were in Europe, it would be about 20 or 30 miles north of Rome yet we definitely do not get Rome like weather.
irelands latitude is north of boston up in canada yet our winters are not anywhere near as cold as that of the north east of the usa , the gulf stream distorts our climate completely
i dont think anywhere in the usa has comparable weather to ireland or scotland , americans tend to view seattle and washington state as wet but its dry compared to ireland and a lot sunnier , also gets colder winter than ireland
the average winter tempreture in ireland is 7 degrees while the average summer tempreture is 15 , overall , europe has a much more temprate climate than the usa
You think the extremes in rain, snow, and heat throughout Europe are "more temperate" than the extremes in the US? Wow. I'd say they're similar when it comes to extremes and that in both vast land swaths, there is a lot of moderate weather in between the extremes.
That being said, we do tend to have more severe storms - but one of the things I really missed when I lived in Germany was the big thunderstorms I was used to in the southern US.
You think the extremes in rain, snow, and heat throughout Europe are "more temperate" than the extremes in the US? Wow. I'd say they're similar when it comes to extremes and that in both vast land swaths, there is a lot of moderate weather in between the extremes.
That being said, we do tend to have more severe storms - but one of the things I really missed when I lived in Germany was the big thunderstorms I was used to in the southern US.
yes i do ! , im not including russia however and they dont get tornados
yes i do ! , im not including russia however and they dont get tornados
Ok well I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
A lot of this boils down to personal preference though. Personally I prefer abundant sunshine with the occasional spectacular storm, than days and weeks of overcast and rainy weather in a row. But hey, that's just me!
irelands latitude is north of boston up in canada yet our winters are not anywhere near as cold as that of the north east of the usa , the gulf stream distorts our climate completely
i dont think anywhere in the usa has comparable weather to ireland or scotland , americans tend to view seattle and washington state as wet but its dry compared to ireland and a lot sunnier , also gets colder winter than ireland
the average winter tempreture in ireland is 7 degrees while the average summer tempreture is 15 , overall , europe has a much more temprate climate than the usa
Seattle is in a rain shadow from the Olympic mountains to the west, if you go directly on the coast the summers become even more mild, and gets wetter and gloomier.
Harrishawke I can't think of any other places in the US that would be more similar to the Mediterranean climate than of coastal Southern California. Harri....I have lived in South Florida for many wonderful years, and I must say.....it was the closest place in the whole U.S. that had Summers similar to what I was used to in Rome.....super hot and humid.......minus the hurricanes of course.....LOL.....
You think the extremes in rain, snow, and heat throughout Europe are "more temperate" than the extremes in the US? Wow. I'd say they're similar when it comes to extremes and that in both vast land swaths, there is a lot of moderate weather in between the extremes.
That being said, we do tend to have more severe storms - but one of the things I really missed when I lived in Germany was the big thunderstorms I was used to in the southern US.
If you take Russia and the far north of Scandinavia out of the equation, then yes, the US does generally have greater extremes than Europe.
Ok well I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
A lot of this boils down to personal preference though. Personally I prefer abundant sunshine with the occasional spectacular storm, than days and weeks of overcast and rainy weather in a row. But hey, that's just me!
i prefer that kind of climate too , i dont like the climate in ireland , i still stand by what i said earlier however
If you take Russia and the far north of Scandinavia out of the equation, then yes, the US does generally have greater extremes than Europe.
Why would I take Scandinavia out of the equation? Or Spain (check out Madrid's temps this week)?
I thought we were talking about Europe -- not just part of Europe.
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