Same latitudes battle: Wellington, NZ vs. Istanbul, Turkey (records, temperature, days)

[BMI]

I chose Wellington, though summers are kinda cool.


Istanbul is farther north and cooler than I thought it was.


For example, the farthest south place in Canada is just slightly
farther north, Middle Island, Ontario at 41.7N (in the middle of Lake Erie).


Also, Istanbul is cooler than Rimini and Rimini is cooler than Nice.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Wellington for the cooler summers, higher rainfall, and lower sunshine hours.

Istanbul has a pretty decent climate though.

[B87]

I thought Istanbul had summer highs around 28-29c? Istanbul wins anyway.

[Guajara]

Originally Posted by forgotten username

Average high in July according to Wikipedia is around 26.5c (1954-2013). Paris has a 25.2 average high for the same month. The difference is that Paris has cooler lows and is much cloudier.

Both cities have a very similar january in terms of temperature and sunshine hours (Paris has less sunshine, but considering it is at 48N, the percentage should be very close), Istanbul is just much rainier in that month.

So i would not say that they are vastly different...

Originally Posted by B87

I thought Istanbul had summer highs around 28-29c? Istanbul wins anyway.

That's true

The Climate table on Wikipedia isn't giving stats for the city itself but for Sariyer which is a suburb located in the hills north of the city. ( Ca 150 m asl)
Istanbul ( the lower elevations) itself has summer temperatures (and dewpoints) which are comparable to those in New York.
Atatürk Havalimani Airport is located in the European part of the city.
https://weatherspark.com/averages/32431/Istanbul-Turkey

Sabiha Gökçen Airport is located in the Asian Part
https://weatherspark.com/averages/32452/Istanbul-Turkey

I don't know why they're not acessible anymore, but here are climate stats for the city.
https://web.archive.org/web/20131103...spx?m=ISTANBUL

[Anhityk]

Originally Posted by B87

I thought Istanbul had summer highs around 28-29c?

I had the same thoughts. Interestingly, it is a bit cooler there in reality.
But overall, I chose Istanbul here for sure.

[forgotten username]

oh yeah, 28-29c average high in July seems a lot more normal for a city situated at 41 N surrounded by water.

[Dreamnine]

Istanbul because Wellington has no Winter to speak of.

[koyaanisqatsi1]

Wellington for its higher rainfall and lower sunshine.

[koyaanisqatsi1]

Originally Posted by RWood

88.0F in Feb. 1895 is the record high around city sites.

Not very hot or warm in my eyes and trawling through NIWA records, Christchurch and Dunedin - in the South Island - have recorded much higher values and Wellington, compared to these two, consistently records lowest "high" maximums hence the saying a jumper and jacket is needed every-time one visits windy Wellington.

[koyaanisqatsi1]

Originally Posted by deneb78

Yeah true Wellington is much cooler in summer but also way less prone to snow events in winter which is important to me

I'd take the snow anytime over the wind.