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All of these climates exhibit these characteristics (cool, mild, etc.) in both summer and winter. As an example, Reykjavik has chilly summers and chilly winters, and San Francisco has warm summers and warm winters.
Reykjavik has winter temps at the lower portion of my ideal winter range, and Shangri-La at the upper levels for summer. I'd also be fine with San Francisco summers, but I'd want cooler winters. And of course it looks like downtown Los Angeles is just warmer than I'd like, although the winter highs would make fine summer highs.
All of these climates exhibit these characteristics (cool, mild, etc.) in both summer and winter. As an example, Reykjavik has chilly summers and chilly winters, and San Francisco has warm summers and warm winters.
Unless you're talking just summer only, Shangri-La there doesn't seem mild because of its winter lows (colder than Reykjavik's). Victoria, BC seems like a better example to me of one that's mild on that scale (between Reykjavik and San Francisco) because the other examples you give all have lower seasonality than a climate like Shangri-La.
Usually, mild to me implies also not a large range/variation in temperature (not hot or cold in extremes) and moderate temperatures, rather than just moderate in averages.
All of these climates exhibit these characteristics (cool, mild, etc.) in both summer and winter. As an example, Reykjavik has chilly summers and chilly winters, and San Francisco has warm summers and warm winters.
Shangri-La is very interesting in that there is close to 20C difference between the January daily high and low. This is huge.
Usually, mild to me implies also not a large range/variation in temperature (not hot or cold in extremes) and moderate temperatures, rather than just moderate in averages.
40's in winter warming to 60's in summer seems like a small range to me for daily highs. Daily lows also go from 10's to 40's. Sure, it's chilly at night in the winter but it is what I'd consider mild. Your choice of Victoria, BC also qualifies.
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I have had the displeasure of Christmas without cold weather or Snow. Horrible!!!!!!! Cooler climates Hands Down!
Oh, I definitely agree with that. A seldom-mentioned factor is the possibility of lousy (i.e. Brown) Christmases in many mild/warm/"pleasant" climates.
All of these climates exhibit these characteristics (cool, mild, etc.) in both summer and winter. As an example, Reykjavik has chilly summers and chilly winters, and San Francisco has warm summers and warm winters.
For me the breakdown would be as follows (summer only):
Cool or chilly:
Victoria, BC, northern England, Scotland, Ireland Mild:
Seattle, London, Berlin, Auckland Warm:
Sydney, Toronto, Paris, Melbourne Very Warm:
NYC, Philly, Buenos Airs, Brisbane, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro Hot:
Houston, Jacksonville, Nanjing Very Hot:
Phoenix, Baghdad, New Delhi
I'll try to incorporate winter later but it will be hard.
Would you consider Hull cool or chilly? Warmest summers in northern England, warmer than Victoria, BC in summer. Summers in Leeds are probably similar (the wiki data looks odd)
For me the breakdown would be as follows (summer only):
It's interesting to see your view. From my perspective, it's not too far off the mark, though I'd shift some of the cities one or two categories down (from very warm to hot for example).
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I'll try to incorporate winter later but it will be hard.
It shouldn't be hard if you apply winter standards. For example, find places that also have mild winters, very warm winters, et cetera.
For me the breakdown would be as follows (summer only):
Cool or chilly:
Victoria, BC, northern England, Scotland, Ireland Mild:
Seattle, London, Berlin, Auckland Warm:
Sydney, Toronto, Paris, Melbourne Very Warm:
NYC, Philly, Buenos Airs, Brisbane, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro Hot:
Houston, Jacksonville, Nanjing Very Hot:
Phoenix, Baghdad, New Delhi
I'll try to incorporate winter later but it will be hard.
Agree with the categories, though Paris seems a little closer to the boundary between mild and warm is a bit ill-defined; Paris isn't much different from Seattle or Berlin. The other 3 fit, though Melbourne is weird from its variability. The cool category is a bit broad, but place with Eureka like summers are unusual.
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