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Check the stats for 'Burbank Valley Pump' and 'Santa Monica Pleasure Pier.'
From the stats, I would pick Burbank. Not too much in terms of rainfall - I assume Burbank is more prone to flash rains and has slightly more thunder activity than the coast, while Santa Monica has the June gloom it escapes the worst pollution that the valleys tend to get. I actually do like the June gloom. The clincher though, is Santa Monica's cool summer days. A mere 20.7C in July (about 71F) actually was even colder than I thought. Being there in June last year it felt rather distinctly cool...actually LA itself felt cool in the afternoon. LA itself just feels like a cooler place in summer than Perth, even though there's not much difference in stats, because it's coastal suburbs get cold and even the hotter inland suburbs get colder at night.
Santa Monica for me.. anything by water has less extreme temperatures in winter (i.e. fewer frosts)
Lowest temperature most years in Burbank is in the mid-30s. While there may be some frost, it warms up quickly during the day. If I were a heat lover, I would definitely be willing to put up with a few days of frost in exchange for reliable summer heat.
Both climates are terrible overall, but Santa Monica wins for me by a crushing margin over Burbank. Winters are essentially identical, and Santa Monica has much cooler summers than Burbank (71F vs. 90F for highs).
Lowest temperature most years in Burbank is in the mid-30s. While there may be some frost, it warms up quickly during the day. If I were a heat lover, I would definitely be willing to put up with a few days of frost in exchange for reliable summer heat.
It was a tough decision as there really isn't much difference in the climates. I like to be near water though as I think I'm a beach bum at heart
Santa Monica is too monotonous and slightly drier, not that Burbank is significantly wetter.
Burbank's climate would be much better if the dry season came in winter and the wet season came in summer. Csa climates aren't my cup of tea.
I wonder if southern California would be classified as Cwa if north america was situated as the image below. Winters would probably be dry due to the shielding of the mountains. So any winter precipitation would have to be from the Atlantic, which is already dry in the winter...and summers would be quite wet due to tropical activity in the Atlantic. And Portland would be MUCH colder.
Burbank for me. None of Santa Monotica's English summers thanx.
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