Rate the Climate: West Monsoon Coast (snowy, warm, averages, temperatures)

[Siberian High]

West Monsoon Coast is located at 53N on the west coast of a hypothetical continent. Instead of having a normal monsoon pattern (winter dry summer wet) it has a reverse pattern (winter wet summer dry). Winds blow off the continent from the southeast from May to September, bringing warm, sunny weather and little, if any rainfall. October to April the pattern reverses. Winds blow from the northwest off the open ocean, bringing cold, foggy, rainy (and at times snowy) conditions. Sunshine varies dramatically from season to season. July averages 413 sunshine hours, and January averages 7 hours. Daytime highs average 78F (26C) in July and 37F (3C) in January. Lows average 55F (13C) in July and 33F (1C) in January. Overall, I give this climate a C-. My major complaints are the extremely low diurnal and day-to-day ranges, heavy rain and lack of winter sunshine. Köppen climate classification is Csb, or a Warm summer Mediterranian climate.

[Hawaii4evr]

Too cold for me. D.

[dhdh]

Congrats for coming up with such an exotic climate. Winters are pretty much my absolute climatic nightmare though, so I'll have to go with no higher than D despite fabulous summer sunshine totals!

[sulkiercupid]

On face value I like fairly high rainfall, but the distribution here is terrible. Similarly while annual sunshine looks reasonable the winters are extremely dull. Temperatures are OK though I would prefer warmer summers.

One of those climates we're you'd be begging to see the sun in winter, and I guess the summer sunshine would probably be seen as something of a respite. Overall it gets a D from me.

[Weatherfan2]

E- the summer sunshine and tolerable temperature saves it from an F.