What climate would you prefer? (snowfall, hot, warmest, averages)

[tvdxer]

Each of these climates has an average annual temperature of 50F, yet they are very different. Which one do you like best?

NOTE: The data is arranged, from left to right, average high, average low, average mean temperature, average rainfall, average snowfall, average afternoon relative humidity, overcast days, and the highest and lowest temperatures one can expect in an average month.

CLIMATE A H L M RAIN SNW HUM O/C RANGE

January 45 37 41 5.1 0.5 76 21 26 – 54
February 44 35 40 4.7 1.1 72 17 23 – 54
March 48 38 43 3.9 0.0 68 12 28 – 58
April 53 42 48 2.7 0.0 64 10 33 – 64
May 57 44 51 1.9 0.0 61 8 37 – 67
June 61 49 55 1.8 0.0 57 4 43 – 71
July 64 52 58 1.6 0.0 53 2 46 – 73
August 67 54 61 1.3 0.0 50 2 47 – 77
September 63 52 58 2.8 0.0 58 6 44 – 75
October 58 48 53 4.3 0.0 66 10 39 – 69
November 54 45 50 5.1 0.0 73 15 35 – 63
December 48 40 44 6.0 0.5 80 23 30 – 56

ANNUAL 55 45 50 41.2 2.1 64% 130 26 – 77

Synopsis: about 42" of precipitation; cloudy, rainy, and humid, but mild, winters; low temperature variability; strongly ocean influenced; long growing season (50% chance dates are 10 April for the planting and 5 December for harvesting; 90% chance dates are 1 May and 10 November).

CLIMATE B

January 31 13 22 0.8 9.1 67 9 -8 to 51
February 37 19 28 1.2 10.6 64 7 -6 to 55
March 48 29 39 2.0 6.0 60 6 7 – 72
April 59 40 50 2.9 1.0 56 6 23 – 81
May 71 51 61 3.6 0.0 53 7 37 – 88
June 79 58 69 4.2 0.0 51 7 48 – 91
July 86 68 77 4.0 0.0 52 8 56 – 97
August 82 64 73 3.0 0.0 54 7 52 – 95
September 72 53 63 2.7 0.0 57 6 40 – 90
October 60 42 51 2.4 0.0 59 8 26 – 79
November 49 32 41 1.8 3.1 63 9 10 – 70
December 36 19 28 1.5 7.8 69 10 -4 to 59

ANNUAL 59 41 50 30.1 37.6 58.75 90 -8 to 97

Synopsis: A moderate amount (30" rain, 37" snow) of precipitation, mostly falling in the summer; moderate humidity; variable temperatures in any season (i.e. a few "spring-like days" in winter). Generally, well-marked seasons: moderately cold winters; mild springs and falls; hot, somewhat humid summer. 50% growing season dates April 25 and October 20; 90% dates May 10 and October 10.

CLIMATE C

January 38 11 25 0.6 6.0 46 5 -21 to 68
February 46 13 30 0.9 7.0 43 4 -20 to 72
March 55 25 40 1.7 8.0 39 3 -8 to 81
April 66 35 51 1.9 2.0 39 3 9 to 92
May 76 43 60 2.4 0.5 40 2 24 to 99
June 85 52 69 2.3 0.0 30 2 39 to 103
July 93 61 77 2.0 0.0 32 1 49 to 107
August 87 55 71 1.8 0.0 33 0 40 to 104
September 78 47 63 1.5 0.0 35 0 29 to 100
October 66 36 51 1.0 0.5 41 1 12 to 94
November 54 25 40 0.7 2.0 47 3 -4 to 76
December 45 18 32 0.8 4.0 51 5 -14 to 70

ANNUAL 66 35 50 17.6 30.0 39.67 29 -21 to 107

Synopsis: Very dry climate; intense swings between daytime and nighttime temperature; intense day-to-day variations in temperature (e.g. a cold spell with lows in the -20s might be one week, a warm-up with temperatures in the 60's and even 70's might follow in the winter). Subject to extreme cold (and also spring-like warmth) in the winter, and to very hot weather in the summer. Rainfall is limited though snow can fall any time between October and May, and on rare occasions, even in June and September. 50% growing season May 20 to September 25; 90% growing season, June 1 to September 10.

[ColdCanadian]

If I could sleep 18 hours a day, I'd like climate "C."
(be awake only during warmest part of the day )

I would like less severe cold and longer growing seasons,
but I think climate "A" would drive me nuts if it rarely hit 75 F and never hit 80 F.

*An ideal range in climates for me would probably all have annual averages of at least 65 F.

[§AB]

Neither.

Climate A: Too cold year round, too much rain and cloud. Hell on Earth.

Climate B: Okay summers, but are too short. Winters too cold.

Climate C: Wayyy too cold at night in summer. Winters too cold.

[Infamous92]

I would like a B & C hybrid climate with B's lows and precipitation with C's highs.

I voted for B because it beat C two to one.

[Lamplight]

I chose A, simply because it's coolest. I can handle wet just fine; half the time here I'm soaking wet from sweat anyway.

[susancruzs]

Can't vote, none of them appeal to me, not even close!

[Boston14]

Rather go decent

[Bydand]

I choose "D". Dryer Summers with average highs in the upper 70's to low 80's, average lows in the 60's. Wetter winters with the average high in Jan/Feb about 30 and average lows around 10; 70" - 120" of snowfall. Spring days that shower a bit either morning or evening and average highs in the 60's Average lows in the lower 40's. Falls with average highs in the upper 60's and lows in the lower 40's again and semi-dry.

[MrMarbles]

I voted B as it looks like a colder version of NYC climate. I like that you get some variety but no extreme temps.

I guess the point of the poll is to see that, given an annual average temperature (which may not be as high as you want), how would you want to distribute it? In other words, if you couldn't have year-round summer (as is the case for most people), what would you settle for?

For me, if the winter is going to be cold, it might as well be cold enough for skiing (but not colder!). And if summer is going to be warm, it might as well be warm enough to go to the beach (but not hotter!).

[deneb78]

None of them really as I would like them to be warmer all year round... but if I had to choose, I'd probably choose A just because there is less variation in the weather. I like places where the weather is constant...