Climate Battle: Eureka, CA vs Western MA (snow, hot, temperatures)

[nei]

During the depths of winter the mildness of Eureka, CA seems very appealing compared to where I am. Similar latitude, but not cold, and barely any frosts. Looking at the rest of the year, doesn't seem as good. Anyone prefer Eureka?

Here are the stats for Eureka:

EUREKA WSO CITY, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary

and for Amherst, MA which is very close to me:

AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS - Climate Summary

Both have similar sunshine, about 2450 hours

[Nivalis]

Eureka is like a year-round southern winter, which isn't that bad for me. My main complaint is that Eureka gets no snow, so this monotony would probably get boring to me like a year-round hot desert climate would.

[deneb78]

I prefer Eureka's temperature stability year round. In the summer, if you really crave heat, you can drive a little ways inland out of the fog belt and get blazing hot temperatures.

[RWood]

Probably Amherst. US sun tables show Eureka averaging 51% annually, which is definitely less than 2450, more like 2200.

[tom77falcons]

I visited Eureka once in Sept, and leaving an east coast summer I was freezing in Eureka. I met people there from Redding and remember them telling me it was 95 in Redding just over the coast range. I was floored by that cause we have nothing similar in the east. Both places have cool summer nights which I don't like. I guess neither. One the winter is too cold, the other the summer is too cool.

[MrMarbles]

Originally Posted by nei

During the depths of winter the mildness of Eureka, CA seems very appealing compared to where I am. Similar latitude, but not cold, and barely any frosts. Looking at the rest of the year, doesn't seem as good. Anyone prefer Eureka?

Here are the stats for Eureka:

EUREKA WSO CITY, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary

and for Amherst, MA which is very close to me:

AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS - Climate Summary

Both have similar sunshine, about 2450 hours

OT - how do you navigate to MA? When I go to homepage it displays western half of the US only.

[Trimac20]

It's a toss up, you don't get a cold winter but you have to sacrifice summer for it.

[Stoney63]

Amherst. I would just have to get used to cold winters I guess, but summers are way nicer. Eureka is a real "Groundhog Day" climate temp wise. The max temps would be like been permanently stuck in the colder half of the year here. I almost become a Eurekaen/Eurekanite (?) at one stage.

[B1987]

Eureka has nice winters but their summer is awful; like October in London. Amherst has nice summers but winters are awful...tough call.

[susancruzs]

Easy for me, I am an east of the Mississippi gal! The river, that is!

The weather in Mass. would suit me very well! Eureka has little variance and very borning! I need that wide swing of temps!