London vs. Seattle (2013, place, wind speed, most)

[1938Rover12]

I've been to both and both have their for's and against's...

London's only an hours drive from me...therefore its almost 'boring' as is everywhere on your doorstep...it has also been noticeably WARMER & DRYER than both time's I've been to Seattle...

Seattle however, has noticeably cleaner air and is much less 'muggy' when it does get hot - its easier to breath the air in Seattle when its warm...

At the end of the day, if I had to choose - well, I'm English - so I'd choose SEATTLE too! ;-))

(Although London is a more MAGNIFICENT city by far - no comparison...The buildings, The history, The wealth & opulence and the shear size of London simply dwarfs Seattle - Sorry my American Cousin's!!!...but 10-Million+ people can't be wrong!!!)

[Steelernation71]

This is really hard. Seattle is sunnier and has warmer Summer's with more cj ace of heat and colder winters with more chance of snow. It also has more pleasant summer nights. However, I much prefer Londons precipitation. It has less rain on less days, more chance of thunderstorms and less horrible cold winter rain. It's pretty much a toss-up. However, Seattle is much more scenic with more pine trees and the cascades nearby while London has no real mountains anywhere close and seemingly more deciduous trees. Also, I can escape to the drier, more scenic, and more continental eastern Washington if I'm in Seattle. I'll go with Seattle.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Originally Posted by Dean York

Not much difference between the two, but I'll take Seattle for the better summers.

Unnecessary to drag this thread up as it's clearly just for the sake of an argument.

I created this thread almost five years ago. Don't think the typical London arguments were occurring back then.

[gordo]

I vote for Seattle. It's wetter in the winter, and has sunnier summers.

[srfoskey]

Originally Posted by alex985

I'll take Seattle since it's closer to mountains with a lot of snow on them.

Basically this. Plus Seattle is at a lower latitude and has slightly warmer summers. Neither one has good winters, in my opinion.

[Warszawa]

Seattle since it's a bit warmer in the summer and gets significantly more sunshine

[divisionbyzero0]

Originally Posted by huba

Your city lost against the city that everybody in the US rags on for having really crappy weather LMAO

Eureka California is sea level, 40N, and much cooler in summer than London

[tom77falcons]

Two sides of the same coin if you ask me. One is more cloudy in winter, the other more cloudy in summer.

[lommaren]

I'd prefer Seattle due to the better, drier and more reliable summers as said above. I think since most Americans live in climates with hotter summers than Seattle, it has got an unfair reputation. It doesn't rain more in Seattle than on the Swedish west coast and less than in Bristol or Cardiff. It is in fact in a rain shadow. I think another big issue in London is that UK is incredibly windy even during summer, and doesn't the Olympian Mountains block off most of that for Seattle during that season?

Having said that, London and the sheltered south east of England have the best climates of the non-Iberian oceanic climates in Europe.

[B87]

Seattle is windier than London (even in summer). London and the inland SE really isn't that windy at all, comparable to most of Western Europe away from the coast. Most US cities have higher average wind speeds.