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Maritime climates have not been very popular with the most of the regulars on this forum. Most maritime climates are neither cold enough for cold/snow lovers, not warm enough for heat lovers. The lack of sunshine doesn't help either. I'm kind of curious, though, what would be some of the best examples of climates in this category (obviously answers will differ based on personal preferences).
Defining a maritime climate could be problematic. For the purposes of this thread, lets say that the average temperature of warmest month cannot exceed 72F (22C) while the coldest month cannot be below 32F (0C). Some coastal Mediterranean climates like Santa Barbara fall under this definition. I don't have a good way to exclude them. Perhaps we could limit this discussion only to places that average at least .5 inches of precipitation in every month of the year. But this is open to discussion.
Another subset is the tropical highland variety (like Quito, Ecuador). I suppose this type of climate would have to be included although I was primarily thinking of temperate maritime locations.
I'm guessing the cold lovers will go for Reykjavik or something similar. I'm more curious about what the warm weather loves will go for. If I had to guess it would be somewhere in Australia (Sydney fall just short I think).
Most of Europe's Cfb climates aren't good at all...I haven't found any that I like. Munich isn't bad at all though Munich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (0C again ). Munich's not bad at all especially considering most of Germany isn't great.
Interesting thread... if we're just going on temperature only, then the best maritime climate for me would be somewhere like Santa Barbara.. I would choose it over Sydney marginally as I prefer the drier climate of Santa Barbara.
It's true that most heat lovers will go for the borderline humid subtropical climates and cold lovers the borderline oceanic subpolar climates with both groups feeling rather unsatisfied. Naturally, the continental climate loving minority (one or maybe two posters here?) hate oceanic climates for their narrow seasonal range.
However, for those, such as myself, who love mild warmth (or mild coolness, though this preference doesn't seem to have any representation on this forum) temperate oceanic climates are a godsend.
Considering I am a cold lover in winter and a warm lover in summer, I'll pick the one with the most variation. Somewhere like Munich or Hamburg, if you consider them oceanic. Subpolar places like Lerwick or Bergen are not places I'd really enjoy most of the time.
Is Gambell considered an oceanic climate? It's situated on the coast of St. Lawrence Island, in the Bering Sea. I am a huge fan of its climate. GAMBELL, ALASKA - Climate Summary
It's kind of hard to say where Cfb subtropical highland ends and Cfb mid-latitude temperate begins. With example likes Quito versus Amsterdam, it's pretty clear, but there are a lot of grey areas like highland southern Brazil, south China, or eastern Australia where it's kind of vague, as their temperate nature is due to altitude but they have clear seasonal temperature variations all the same.
Picking a spot at or near sea level, I'd choose Port Elizabeth, South Africa:
I love Hokkaido's weather pattens, not in the sense of I like the climate ( I don't ), but in the sense that they're very diverse in terms of precipitation, temperature, and especially, sunshine hours, within very small distances, and have some patterns I've seen no-where else ( like Muroran's double-barreled sunny seasons ).
I like Constanza's climate, for sure.
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). Munich's not bad at all especially considering most of Germany isn't great.
