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The Pacific NW is sunnier and drier in the summer, and is usually a lot wetter in the winter i.e a Mediterranean rainfall pattern. Places like Portland are also a lot hotter in the summer than anywhere in England. I'd say places like Seattle hold a lot of similarities with England, but for the PNW as a whole, less so once you go further inland and further south.
It depends where. The PNW is not all the same climate. The southernmost part of England, not including the Channel Islands, is around Blaine, WA. That city has the most English weather in the US, besides Ketchikan, AK
Really? Ketchikan, AK is nothing like England! It's more like the higher elevations of Scotland.
Well, considering Ketchikan and Carlisle have the same latitude Ketchikan is only slightly cooler than Carlisle, but much wetter. Sunshine hours are abysmal in both places
All of the Pacific Northwest has a strong seasonal component to the rainfall that doesn't exist in England, in many places up to the level of having a genuine summer dry season. I'd also say summer temperatures are hotter in most of the Pacific Northwest, but winters tend to be similar in the more mild regions. I don't know if the OP wants to count the mountains or not, but nothing like the higher-elevation climates of the PNW is found in England, probably because England doesn't have any mountains like that. Nevertheless, a big chunk of the PNW has a climate pretty dissimilar to that of England, so I'd say "no" to the original question.
No, the UK is much further north in latitude than PNW. The only part that would possibly come close is the west side of the mountains along the coast. further inland becomes high plains prairie. My sister lives in Central Oregon and there are buttes, mesas and tumbleweeds in and around what is almost desert. Does the UK ever see 100 degree temps?
My sister lives in Central Oregon and there are buttes, mesas and tumbleweeds in and around what is almost desert. Does the UK ever see 100 degree temps?
I was thinking the same thing. The last time I drove down to Richland, Washingon, I drove for 3 hours through the desert without seeing a tree. The average high in July in Richland is 88.3F (31.3C), which is far hottest than you'll ever find in England. Also, Richland only gets 7.62 inches of precipitation/year (193.5 mm/year).
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Ketchikan is only slightly cooler than Carlisle, but much wetter. Sunshine hours are abysmal in both places
