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Thursday Island's hottest month is still hotter.
A drier sunnier winter might be better.
Thursday Islands' winter is warmer; more tropical.
It looks somewhat like coastal Jamaica for temp-patterns,
but PR is slightly cool in winter compared to coastal Jamaica.
Biting the bullet, I'd pick Thursday Island on climate alone.
(those same reasons I gave, I suspect most will favour PR )
Add to that deadly-critters though, I think I'd be happier in PR.
PR would probably have slightly-lower UV most of the year
which is good because even mid-winter the UV in PR is already strong-enough for me.
I guess I'd prefer Thursday Island for the rainfall seasonality. It's a bit extreme though.
About the nasty fauna in Australia, there seems to be a tiny annoying jellyfish in northeastern australian waters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_syndrome
The article says it can be encountered in the Carribean too. Maybe less frequently?
I guess I'd prefer Thursday Island for the rainfall seasonality. It's a bit extreme though.
About the nasty fauna in Australia, there seems to be a tiny annoying jellyfish in northeastern australian waters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_syndrome
The article says it can be encountered in the Carribean too. Maybe less frequently?
I've only ever seen jellyfish once in my life in the waters between Puerto Rico and the USVI. Never on the mainland beaches.
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Originally Posted by ColdCanadian
Thursday Island's hottest month is still hotter.
A drier sunnier winter might be better.
Thursday Islands' winter is warmer; more tropical.
It looks somewhat like coastal Jamaica for temp-patterns,
but PR is slightly cool in winter compared to coastal Jamaica.
Biting the bullet, I'd pick Thursday Island on climate alone.
(those same reasons I gave, I suspect most will favour PR )
Add to that deadly-critters though, I think I'd be happier in PR.
PR would probably have slightly-lower UV most of the year
which is good because even mid-winter the UV in PR is already strong-enough for me.
Tough call... both good climates.
You're telling me you can tell the difference between 21°C and 22°C? Both places are just as tropical as the other, the only difference is there is no real dry season in San Juan. That's why the place has such lush vegetation surrounding the city and that rainforest nearby
You're telling me you can tell the difference between 21°C and 22°C?
Sometimes it's quite obvious for me.
My experienc indoors with heating, (zero sun heat, reflected or otherwise ) 21 C/70-71 F means half the time I feel cold wearing only a t-shirt and jeans. I get spells of comfort lasting 5-15 minutes in between equal length chilly spells. At 22 C/72 F indoors, I'd say I'm easily comfortable 75+% in just a t-shirt and jeans.
My experienc indoors with heating, (zero sun heat, reflected or otherwise ) 21 C/70-71 F means half the time I feel cold wearing only a t-shirt and jeans. I get spells of comfort lasting 5-15 minutes in between equal length chilly spells. At 22 C/72 F indoors, I'd say I'm easily comfortable 75+% in just a t-shirt and jeans.
I'm the same way. Ever notice that 70°F outside feels a lot different than 70°F indoors? I have to wear sweatpants and a turtleneck indoors at that temp, but outside I wear jeans and a short sleeve shirt. It's weird, but I feel the same way you do when I'm indoors. I need the temp to be 73°F indoors to feel comfortable with wearing shorts in my house, but my optimum sleeping temp is 65°F
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