Northernmost and southernmost latitude you've been to... (climate, warmest, temperatures)

[Rozenn]

^ Sure crossing the world requires more preparation and money than crossing the Channel.
Maybe late May-early June is less expensive? Days would be almost as long as solstice and it's likely to be sunnier.

Originally Posted by ben86

Lol, I've wondered that, too - there are only about 16 million Dutch people so how come I see NL car number plates absolutely everywhere?!

That's a mystery. Be it in Germany, France or Scotland (England?), they always seem to be the most numerous foreigners, ahead of countries 3 or 4 times more populated. The only plausible explanation is Dunno's. They hide among us.

[snj90]

Northernmost: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. About 45.5 N.

Southernmost: I wasn't quite sure. Had to look it up among the places I've been to. Belize City, Belize at about 17.5 N beats out San Juan, Puerto Rico; St Thomas, US Virgin Islands; and Tortola, British Virgin Islands, all right around 18.5 N.

[B87]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

That's a mystery. Be it in Germany, France or Scotland (England?), they always seem to be the most numerous foreigners, ahead of countries 3 or 4 times more populated. The only plausible explanation is Dunno's. They hide among us.

I see PL and D plates the most, then NL, F, IRL.

Furthest north I have been (not including flying over southern Greenland) is Gretna in Scotland, 54.994 N. The locals were in t-shirts and shorts on a sunny but only 15C August day. I had to wear a coat!

The furthest south I've been is Byron Bay, NSW at -28.643 S. It was ok during the middle of the day but cold at night in August.

[Nivalis]

I'm not well traveled. The northernmost I've been is Lansing, Michigan. The southernmost I've been is New Orleans. I don't like the short days in winter here all that much.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Summer

Greenville, Maine (45° 28) - Cool to chilly nights and warm days. The water was freezing!
Miami, Florida (25° 47) - The usual. Hot and humid with a mix of sunshine and thunderstorms.

Winter

Lake Placid, New York (44° 17) - Snowed about everyday when I was there in March four years ago.
Washington, DC (38° 53) - It was only for a day, but it was cold and dreary with drizzle. There was a light coating of snow on the ground.

[Mac15]

Northernmost Latitude= 58north in Scotland. Sunlight angle was similar to here which is high in the summer at solar noon and low in the winter at solar noon.

Southernmost latitude= 26north florida.

Yes I have not really travelled far north or far south. Sunlight angle was medium and the sun took along time to rise and descend. Where I live the sun in the winter reaches a high altitude pretty fast.

[NorthStarDelight]

Mine is 56 degrees North, in Edinburgh, Scotland for most northerly point I've been to.

Southernmost point is Stewart Island/Rakiura in New Zealand, at 47 degrees South.

The Scotland visit took place just before the New Year, and boy, that sun was low in the sky - dunno how high it got, but it sure wasn't much. And sunset took place around 3:30, although the extended twilight lasted a good bit longer than that. Pretty odd to see those long, long shadows at high noon, for sure. The New Zealand visit took place in summer, but it was overcast, so sun's position didn't matter anyhow.

If you go by just the northern hemisphere, the lowest I've visited is 0 degrees exactly, with my legs straddling both sides of the Equator in Ecuador...can't get any "lower" than that...lol.

[globetraveler]

Northernmost: 64.82 N - Fairbanks, Alaska - USA
- Lived there for about 4 years. The temperatures got down to -40F/C and colder in in the winter and above 80/26C in the summer at times. Ice fog is quite common in the colder temperatures. Snow on the ground from mid October until April. Normally, there was little wind with the cold temperatures.

Southernmost: 33.55 S - Capetown, South Africa
- Visited there during the summer. A great break from the northern hemisphere's cold winter. Weather for the few days I was there was in the 70's and clear.

Globetraveler - Currently living at 61.5 N

[deneb78]

Northernmost: 58°46'N - Churchill, MB

I went there for work in May for a few days. I noticed the days were noticeably longer than here at 49° even a month before the summer solstice. However, Hudson Bay was still frozen solid and the temperature was about -11°C without the windchill. I was very happy I packed my parka, toque and ski mitts otherwise I'd be very uncomfortable


Southernmost: 38°47'S - Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

I was there in November (late spring) and the weather seemed to shift from cold to hot and back to cold again on a dime. I was lucky that I packed a sweater with me and even then when the wind shifted, I started to shiver.

[MrMarbles]

Northernmost:
During summer: Stockholm, Sweden and St. Petersburg, Russia (60°N) - both in June. The weather was very warm and sunny during my travels. However I found the extremely long days unsettling.
During winter: Riga, Latvia (56°N). I was born there and lived for a number of years. Winters were cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to -20C during cold snaps. I wasn't really into weather at the time, though, and thought that was the norm for most places.

Southernmost:
Costa Rica (9°N). I've been to both highland and lowland areas in July. The highlands were quite comfortable. The sun is extremely strong and dangerous without protective clothes. But the mornings were cool. The coastal lowlands were very hot and muggy. However the breeze combined with afternoon showers made them more tolerable.