PNW vs France (Mainland) (climate, temperatures, storms, cities)
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This thread is a spin off of Spain vs California. A lot of people draw similarities between the PNW with the UK, however the PNW has more in common with France and they both cover the same latitudes.
France (only mainland) ranges from 42N and 51N, So for the PNW we will do the same (from OR/CA border to northern tip of Vancouver Island and west of Idaho),
Southern France (inland) for sure. I think only inland Oregon has any decent climates, the tri-cities area of Washington has good temperatures but it's too dry.
Southern France (inland) for sure. I think only inland Oregon has any decent climates, the tri-cities area of Washington has good temperatures but it's too dry.
France wins because it has both those coastal riviera climates and some very nice hinterland climates like Nantes. It takes very special conditions for the PNW to combine acceptable winters with decent summers, overall I think especially Eugene, Salem, Tacoma and Forest Grove have great climates, but it's not enough in the bigger picture.
Yeah most of the Csb area is Csa. And what's that random Cfa spot near the Jura when areas south of it are labelled as Cfb?
As for the question, probably the PNW since there are places there with a far larger annual temperature range than anywhere in France. But then again they're dry AF with a terrible precip pattern and probably get less thunderstorms.
Nice and Monaco have better climates than any part of the PNW.
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