Rate the Climate: Tristan da Cunha (frost, warm)

[AdriannaSmiling]

C +, definitely livable and even comfortable but lacks an interesting temperature range.
I'll still take it over an extreme climate though.

[mianfei]

Originally Posted by ben86

I could get used to it, though the 252 rain days (assuming it is correct, though looks feasible) is a bit eek. Those summers are similar to what we've just had here, and it seems winter is available if you're happy to climb a mountain to get to it. B-.

I agree altogether.

It’s not like, say, Crescent City or North Bend or A Coruña in Spain where you have a short dry season to provide definite contrast without being as long as the tiring summers in Melbourne that have you waiting for the cool weather long before it hits. Even the Azores in Portugal or the Juan Fernández islands off the coast of Chile are considerably sunnier and drier in the summer.

It really is boring not having contrastive seasons (whether in terms of rainfall or temperature), and such an islands is as close as you will get to that so far from the equator.

[Ethereal]

E.

The fact that it isn't subpolar (temp range between 6C-16C) gives it that rating. Otherwise it will be an F.

Most of the temps year round seem a bit comfortable. But the rain and cloudiness is horrendous.

[MuffinMan16]

B+

Very comfortable temperatures for the year, one of the most stable/mild/least lethal climates on Earth for sure. I love the averages but it's a bit boring even for my standards, not necessarily a terrible thing. Still vastly superior to other climates found around the globe(Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia).

[divisionbyzero0]

Mild temps : ok
Chilly beaches + too much cloud and rainy days : down to D-

[Anhityk]

Yes, Tristan da Cuhna, I remember when I was 15 or 16 yo and was reading The Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne...
As for climate it is a bit too oceanic and boring: wind and temperature variaton is too small, and it is too cloudy there.

[Walshie79]

E. Dreadful climate. Summer is barely sunnier than winter, and there is an interminable amount of 15C and raining. Would probably feel a lot colder than it is with all the rain and wind.

The only thing going for it is that it's not quite as horrendous as nearby Gough Island, which gets the same weather with temperatures 5C lower and double the rain amount:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_Island

[EverBlack]

A+: it never ever gets uncomfortable temperatures.

[yankeefan93]

Z: Way too many rainy days and not enough sun.... Plus it could be 5°C warmer.

[wilkinsonj417]

F. Too cloudy throughout the year, but temps are perfect. February is perfect all round though.