Two types of pseudo-Mediterranean climates- Gloom and Foggy vs. Sunny, dry and hot. (snow, warmest)

[AdriannaSmiling]

My last climate battle of 2013:

Here are two VERY different types of what might be stretched to be called variations of Mediterranean climates found in California. However, unlike the real thing, in these fictional climates, you do not have the option of hopping in your car and driving for 30 minutes to a different microclimate for warmer/cooler weather. You are literally stuck in the same climate for the duration living there as in this scenario, in order to experience a appreciable difference, you'd have to drive 6 hours or take an hour flight.

Climate A: The foggy and chilly Point Neveah loosely based the immediate coast of Northern California with summers being the foggiest time of the year and fall being the sunniest and warmest. Temperatures are stuck in the 50s F all year and you might not even see the sun for WEEKS in summer due to the thick fog. No warmth, no frosts, let alone snow, no thunderstorms, just damp, chill, fog, and wind. Periods of steady rain in winter alternating with sunny days.
//www.city-data.com/forum/weath...y-climate.html


Climate B: The sunny year round hot and dry (but cool nights) Kacyn's Valley. It's loosely based on the valleys of Southern California with the winter temperatures matching what L.A Mex claims are typical of winter and the precipitation matching L.A during a drought year. Sunny and warm during the winter and sunny and hot during the summer. Occasional heat waves of 100-110 happen several times a year with a record high of 113 F (but a dry heat). Light rain falls a couple of times a month in winter with late spring and summer being bone dry. Once every couple of years, August or September will get a shower from the monsoons that has the potential for a small thunderstorm.
//www.city-data.com/forum/weath...l-climate.html

[DCMann2]

Having lived in both of these climates I'll take the cool north coast over a hot inland valley any day.

[Hawaii4evr]

Kacyn's Valley. I just hate year-round gloom and cold.

[Caleb Yeung]

Point Neveah.