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B- ... too hot in summer, too cold in winter, but still decently humid subtropical in a way I like. I just happen to find the humid subtropics of the US south to be some of the worst-in-show in that category.
B- ... too hot in summer, too cold in winter, but still decently humid subtropical in a way I like. I just happen to find the humid subtropics of the US south to be some of the worst-in-show in that category.
they would be so much better if summer days were cooler, and winter nights were warmer. The only place you can get close to that is on the immediate coast.
Not worth moving there for a hot and humid summer when you can't grow citrus or palm trees due to the severe cold outbreaks.
I think the only reason to live there instead of the coast would be if one desires more of a winter experience. Columbia is not as humid as Charleston in the summer, though they still get a good amount of thunderstorms.
Growing up in Columbia yet having the opportunity to visit other subtropical climates, I gave Columbia a "B". The combination of the heat and humidity doesn't bother me- you grow use to it as a native, yet, there are a handful of days in the winter when the cold air from Canada makes it's way down and turns Columbia into a frozen over *&#^ hole. Closer to the coast would be perfect, but I still overall like the climate as there have been winters in the last decade that surprisingly haven't dipped below mid 20's.
G8RCAT- If I enjoyed the pure winter experience, like the days that dipped into the low teens and the ground freezes, Columbia would almost be an "A". You do indeed get the true winter experience here MOST winters.
The summers are excessively hot and humid and the winters are "comfortable"(in a sense) and I like the averages but they can't make up for the bad summers. Not a fan of the summer rainfall average at all as well... I don't want summers like Bangkok's summers. The winters do however offer some form of relief and that's a plus, but still doesn't excuse excessive summers.
Growing up in Columbia yet having the opportunity to visit other subtropical climates, I gave Columbia a "B". The combination of the heat and humidity doesn't bother me- you grow use to it as a native, yet, there are a handful of days in the winter when the cold air from Canada makes it's way down and turns Columbia into a frozen over *&#^ hole. Closer to the coast would be perfect, but I still overall like the climate as there have been winters in the last decade that surprisingly haven't dipped below mid 20's.
G8RCAT- If I enjoyed the pure winter experience, like the days that dipped into the low teens and the ground freezes, Columbia would almost be an "A". You do indeed get the true winter experience here MOST winters.
Cool, didn't realize you lived there. I stayed in Irmo last year:
I would give it a D, because of the serious humidity during the summer. I'm not as bothered by heat as I am by humidity. The winters are a little too warm for me, I'd like to be able to wear a coat more often.
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