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Mild for the latitude. Rio Gallegos averages a high of 4C in its coldest month. That is very mild for 51 latitude. Compare with the east coast of Canada and Russia to see what some experience for 51 latitude. Even Bella Coola only a bit inland from the BC coast which is a west coast climate has cooler average winter highs than Rio Gallegos... keep things in perspective here. All of the temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere are very mild for their latitude in the winter
I could also say that the east coast of Russia and Canada are not mild for the latitude. Not sure why you consider them the reference for whether a climate is or isn't mild.
London is also a 51 latitude location and is milder than RÃo Gallegos.
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To me,Subtropical South America has the Best Subtropical Climate in the World,not too hot Summers and Mild Winters,but will sometimes get freezing or Below Freezing temps but not like US South or China.
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I could also say that the east coast of Russia and Canada are not mild for the latitude. Not sure why you consider them the reference for whether a climate is or isn't mild.
London is also a 51 latitude location and is milder than RÃo Gallegos.
That what im trying to say,there are a lot of places in Western Europe/Western Us Milder than Southern South America.
To me,Subtropical South America has the Best Subtropical Climate in the World,not too hot Summers and Mild Winters,but will sometimes get freezing or Below Freezing temps but not like US South or China.
Subtropical Australia is capable of that too. Look at inland Sydney (Richmond, Camden).
That what im trying to say,there are a lot of places in Western Europe/Western Us Milder than Southern South America.
Also are you ready for the coming Cold next week?
But there are also a lot of places colder like Russia and Canada and you refuse to acknowledge that and think Southern South America is so cold for its latitude but it's really not. Yes Western Europe is warmer but that's the only place. Winter averages in PNW are similar to Southern South America but cold waves are colder in winter here so I consider Southern South America more stable in winter here which is better.
Yes I think most of Southern Cone has a fantastic climate, even inland Brazil is very mild all the way up to Minas Gerais. And coastal Brazil is mild all the way you the equator. I think Argentina has more A climates than any country in the world
Our extreme heat is considerably brief anyway. It doesn't linger for more than 2 days, unless if we're in a heatwave.
Sydney's summers are still cool for its latitude. Buenos Aires is hotter than Sydney by 4C in the summer. Their summer highs average at 30C, whilst Sydney's barely at 26C. Their summer nights are sultry, at 20C, whilst ours are at 17C-18C. They're both on the coast, and yet only BA still manages to get constant 30C weather.
Mar del Plata is one latitude more southernmost than Melbourne and they don't differ that much with their average temps. Although MDP has seen colder records. Don't know about South America, but inland NSW and VIC (with a moderate elevation, not higher than 500m) have recorded subfreezing lows in every month of the year.
P.S. This post doesn't include inland areas (such as those of metropolitan Sydney). I'm only including cities adjacent to the coast.
In general being on the coast of a large continent facing the pole is going to give you underwhelming summers, no matter how far away from the pole you are, such as in Melbourne or the South African coast which have really cool summers for their latitude. Espeically Melbourne. South America has a thin shape in which the influence from the pole cannot reach coastal cities such as Comodoro Rivadavia because Tierra del Fuego shields them from the influence, but you see this take effect in Mar del Plata and eastern Uruguay which have much cooler summers since they're not as protected
In general being on the coast of a large continent facing the pole is going to give you underwhelming summers, no matter how far away from the pole you are, such as in Melbourne or the South African coast which have really cool summers for their latitude. Espeically Melbourne. South America has a thin shape in which the influence from the pole cannot reach coastal cities such as Comodoro Rivadavia because Tierra del Fuego shields them from the influence, but you see this take effect in Mar del Plata and eastern Uruguay which have much cooler summers since they're not as protected
That's true. Good call.
Don't forget Albany, which is situated at the southern tip of Western Australia (facing the south pole). It's pretty much like (a wetter) San Francisco.
Sydney still isn't that bad, considering the inland suburbs and how hot they can get in the summer. But the CBD is just almost close to suffer from the "pole-ward syndrome" (as Melbourne does).
Adelaide also faces the pole and it's rather warm though. I'm guessing that's because it's a bit too northernmost.
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