Question--Temperature change with latitude vs altitude??

[ben86]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Going due south of Toronto at 43.5 N
travelling 9.5 degrees closer to the equator will net a full 20 F (12 C) in annual mean increase.

That difference is staggering imho,
and I can drive that distance within 15 hrs from my house.
It's often frustrating for me "... So close, yet so far..."

And yet if you drive the same distance north there's nothing like as much of a corresponding cooldown. Looking at the stats for Winnipeg first time I thought northern Manitoba must be Vostok-like cold in the winter, but I was surprised to learn the temperatures don't fall back that much between 50 and 60 degrees as between, say 35 and 45.

[NorthStarDelight]

Originally Posted by ColdCanadian

Going due south of Toronto at 43.5 N
travelling 9.5 degrees closer to the equator will net a full 20 F (12 C) in annual mean increase.

That difference is staggering imho,
and I can drive that distance within 15 hrs from my house.
It's often frustrating for me "... So close, yet so far..."

That's exactly how I feel being stuck down here at 34 degrees N - a day's drive due north gets me to a climate that I'd be thrilled with. So close, and yet so far... Funny thing is, if you go south, to 26 degrees north, in south Florida, it's actually cooler in the summer months - you just see the big difference in the cooler months. I do wonder what the climate of Atlanta would be like if it was located, let's say, 4000 feet above sea level. I could probably handle the summers (and winters too ) if that was the case.

P.S., what are you doing Down Under these days - taking a very long vacation in the climate of your choice?

[Ethereal]

Penrith, a suburb inland of Sydney, averages at 30C in summer. It is on the footsteps of the Blue Mountains, and they're 1000m high. On the summit of the mountains, near Katoomba, the average summer high is 22C.

So that's a 8C difference.