Rate the fictional climate: Naboos (snowfall, warm, records, temperatures)

[Caleb Yeung]

Naboos is a maritime moderated subarctic climate (Koppen Dfc) that features cold winters and cool summers.

Winters in Naboos constitute a mix of both rain and snow, caused in part by the balmy temps for it's latitude. A typical winter day in Naboos features a high just above freezing, lows between -5 C (23 F) and -10 C (14 F), and gloomy skies. Despite the mild temperatures, the gloom and heavy snowfall means that there is usually a persistent snow cover from early Dec to early Mar. Sometimes cold waves send temperatures down to very cold levels. A typical winter features at least a cold wave with lows between -15 C (5 F) and -21 C (-6 F).

Summers, on the other hand, have pleasantly cool and still gloomy skies. Despite the fact that snow is void in summer, you never know when it may frost - a typical Naboos summer averages 2-3 frosts, but this can vary widely from 0 to 20 depending on the year. Highs generally feature as low as 13 C (55 F) during early summer gloom to as high as 24 C (75 F) during clear midsummer days. Heatwaves are rare as depicted by an record high of 30 C (86 F).

Spring and Fall are generally transitive seasons between the cool summer and cold winter, featuring cool days and cold nights, though not quite as cold as Dec or Feb.

As caused by the elevation-effect rainfall, sunshine is low year-round and snowfall and rainfall is very high.

I rate it with an A. This climate closely fits my ideal. Now that I've voted, how would you rate it?

[AdriannaSmiling]

Too gloomy, not enough sunshine and anemic summers (except for the records). Winter temperatures are okay but need more sunshine. D+.

I prefer a moderate four seasons continental climate like Boston.

[alex985]

Winters too mild, summers are really nice and snowfall is really nice as well. I would prefer temps about 20 F colder in winter with all this gloominess. All in all a solid B climate.

[tärnajokk]

B+ ... winters are just too warm.

[Kaleetan]

F of course. I couldn't deal with the cool summers and the snoew.

[irlinit]

F.... cool summers, low sunshine without ever having proper heat, I would find it uncomfortable. No thanks!

[MeteoMan]

Very wet (would limit it to a C if warmer summer, or B if a tropical clime).
Very cloudy (may be able to have C if it was drier and warmer year round).
Cold but not deathly cold winter (it would still limit it to a D if the summers were good).
Terrible summers - which in combination with the rain, cloud and cold winters mean an F+.