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Easy easy win for Melbourne. DC is very mediocre in comparison. The humidity is lower during a very pleasant summer. People that want hot summers but hide inside AC homes should just slap themselves in the face.
Easy easy win for Melbourne. DC is very mediocre in comparison. The humidity is lower during a very pleasant summer. People that want hot summers but hide inside AC homes should just slap themselves in the face.
Agree. A very easy win for Melbourne...cooler summer, warmer winter, win-win.
Washington. I would enjoy the extremes and the precipitation. I spent a lot of time in Melbourne. The temperature was highly variable from one day to the next, but I didn't get to experience any dramatic thunderstorms, which was disappointing. Winters are just depressing, with mild temperatures and no chance of snow or even frost.
Washington DC - a more interesting climate, humid warm and thundery summers.
Not only is the more tropical summers of Washington more interesting (thundery, humid....etc)...but the number of rain days in Washington (114 ) seems just right. The 151 rain days in Melbourne tells me that sun is often hidden behind clouds on many days - the bane of oceanic climates.
Not only is the more tropical summers of Washington more interesting (thundery, humid....etc)...but the number of rain days in Washington (114 ) seems just right. The 151 rain days in Melbourne tells me that sun is often hidden behind clouds on many days - the bane of oceanic climates.
There does seem to be some doubt about the accuracy of US sunshine stats, and given that DC has about 2530 hours, and parts of Melbourne around 2400 hours. it's possible that the sun hours are little different.
DC rain does look heavier, but probably little different to many Oceanic climates.
There does seem to be some doubt about the accuracy of US sunshine stats, and given that DC has about 2530 hours, and parts of Melbourne around 2400 hours. it's possible that the sun hours are little different.
DC rain does look heavier, but probably little different to many Oceanic climates.
Yes - this.
Sunshine stats are probably higher in parts of Melbourne compared to D.C if you use international sunshine measuring stats
There does seem to be some doubt about the accuracy of US sunshine stats, and given that DC has about 2530 hours, and parts of Melbourne around 2400 hours. it's possible that the sun hours are little different.
DC rain does look heavier, but probably little different to many Oceanic climates.
Numbers are helpful, but I tend to go by what travelers (or those well traveled) recant about trips abroad. Additionally, those whom have lived in several parts of the world, also get the advantage of comparing climates that numbers often can’t show. Still, something tells me the hrs of sunshine between Washington and Melbourne are not all that close.
It has been noted to me several times how Melbourne can periodically be quite overcast and even “raw” is a term I’ve heard several times. This comes as quite a shock, as unlike New Zealand of course, much of Australia is hot desert or hot tropical/subtropical. Also, Melbourne is much more ocean controlled than Washington of course, especially in winter. More mild and moist air mass impact Melbourne, and few cold air mass impact Melbourne. In Washington DC in the three winter months can see fairly cold temps. In general, cold air masses are often dry and sunny.
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