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If I were you I'd go for March just because the vegetation was greened up after winter rain while November has a brown-ish look there in many spots. You live in a beautiful area, btw.
Things are still brown in March in Western Mass. ??
If I were you I'd go for March just because the vegetation was greened up after winter rain while November has a brown-ish look there in many spots. You live in a beautiful area, btw.
Depending on when the rains start we start greening up in earnest by November. While we definitely have lots of brown it doesn't feel like late summer at all, and November is mushroom season which allows us to buy local mushrooms like chanterelles for cheap.
The fall colors are their strongest in November as well and I know I have a whole rainy season ahead of me still, whereas I know the dry season is right around the corner in March.
Like I said though both months have strong strengths and few weaknesses but the winds of spring get old REALLY fast
Thanks for the compliment; it really is spectacular here and I really have to nitpick when it comes to complaining about the weather
March has slightly warmer highs but colder lows than November here. The sun is much stronger in March, it is much drier and often records 18-20c late in the month, whereas the warmest days in November only get up to 15-17c usually.
March has slightly warmer highs but colder lows than November here. The sun is much stronger in March, it is much drier and often records 18-20c late in the month, whereas the warmest days in November only get up to 15-17c usually.
I wouldn't have expected March to be so close to November; along the coast here (say, Long Island) March is slightly closer to December than November. Islip, NY gets 9 days in November 15°C+; only 4 in March. Extremes are roughly similar for March & November both here and down there.
Depending on when the rains start we start greening up in earnest by November. While we definitely have lots of brown it doesn't feel like late summer at all, and November is mushroom season which allows us to buy local mushrooms like chanterelles for cheap.
Do you green up earlier than other parts of California as your climate is wetter (and further north) than most?
March undoubtedly. Much more pleasant - sunnier, drier and more varied. More chance of frost, snow and convective activity. Crocuses are in bloom and daffodils start to come out as well.
November is a horrible month with nothing to recommend it.
Do you green up earlier than other parts of California as your climate is wetter (and further north) than most?
Yes, we green up much earlier and more quickly than the rest of the state, and we tend to stay green longer thanks to the fog and high humidity. Like I said we start greening up in earnest in November, and we stay very green through June and fairly green through most of July, whereas most of the rest of the state starts greening up in January and is brown again by mid June. Averaging 40" of rain a season plays a huge role too of course
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