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2008/09 winter to present London's coldwaves are more long lived/intense. Londons climate really isn't that bad maybe boring on occasions though.
This is an unfortunant aspect of "global warming". One thing that brings down London's climate are the rainy summers but this still isn't that bad compare to the winter hell hole where I'm at in Atlantic Canada.
Like Vigo or La Coruña? Terrible gloomy, rainy climate.
Vigo isn't that gloomy — 2200 hours of sun, barely lower than my location and much higher than London. It's definitely wet, but there's plenty of time it's not rainy, and it's a small price to pay for comfortable temperatures. A Coruña is somewhat gloomier and drizzlier but not terrible.
I don't think either climate is anywhere perfect, just decent. Far better than American west coast climates at similar latitudes.
Like Vigo or La Coruña? Terrible gloomy, rainy climate.
La Coruña maybe, but though Vigo does look particularly gloomy on a wet day it can get extended spells of warm weather and endless sunshine even outside the summer. I was there in early 2009 and for three weeks in March didn't see one single cloud in the sky and had English summer temperatures almost every day. Add that to the very late sunsets the region experiences then sitting on the beach watching the sunset at 8.30pm in March wearing a T-shirt felt the opposite of gloomy. But of course in April the Atlantic random weather generator came back on and you were lucky to get three or four consecutive hours of sunshine at all.
I think much of central Florida, such as Cocoa Beach, has a lovely climate. Maybe a few really chilly days here and there, but overall nice. I don't mind heat and humidity that much-maybe some days I won't really like it, especially because of all of the bugs, but if there's a nice sea breeze or something, it's fine for me. And it makes everything lush and green. Plus, that weather is great for the beach, so I like it. Anyways, I like that it stays warm at night, and the thunderstorms in summer are cool. Winter is obviously a very comfortable season there. High of maybe 73-74F, but still cool at night (thought not as cold as SoCal winter nights, 45F), maybe 55F or so, and a gentle breeze. Plus, wintertime is dry and sunny, low humidity, so it still has the winter feeling, but is warm enough to be comfortable. The one thing that's a bit horrible about the weather there is the tropical storm/hurricane season.
Southern Balkans (especially near the coast), and the northern coast of Turkey have some decent climates. The only real drawback is lackluster sunshine.
Africa is quite underrated. Most people think all of Africa is either a steam bath or a desert but there are many very mild cities at higher elevation.
Vigo isn't that gloomy — 2200 hours of sun, barely lower than my location and much higher than London. It's definitely wet, but there's plenty of time it's not rainy, and it's a small price to pay for comfortable temperatures. A Coruña is somewhat gloomier and drizzlier but not terrible.
I don't think either climate is anywhere perfect, just decent. Far better than American west coast climates at similar latitudes.
Oh yes, Vigo actually has a better amount of sunshine. I remembered them both having some 1800 hours. Still not very high on Spanish standards. Awfully wet and probably very prone to strong winds in winter, though.
Both mild and mostly comfortable year round, but I'd still not say they are underrated.
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La Coruña maybe, but though Vigo does look particularly gloomy on a wet day it can get extended spells of warm weather and endless sunshine even outside the summer. I was there in early 2009 and for three weeks in March didn't see one single cloud in the sky and had English summer temperatures almost every day. Add that to the very late sunsets the region experiences then sitting on the beach watching the sunset at 8.30pm in March wearing a T-shirt felt the opposite of gloomy. But of course in April the Atlantic random weather generator came back on and you were lucky to get three or four consecutive hours of sunshine at all.
I'm not playing down your experiences, but on normal central European standards the springs ain't that great. And personally I'm not very fond of those Atlantic Coast climates.
Like I said to nei, it's not a climate I hate or anything of the sort, but not underrated either.
Southern Balkans (especially near the coast), and the northern coast of Turkey have some decent climates. The only real drawback is lackluster sunshine.
Africa is quite underrated. Most people think all of Africa is either a steam bath or a desert but there are many very mild cities at higher elevation.
Agreed, particularly the coast of Croatia and Albania.
Like Vigo or La Coruña? Terrible gloomy, rainy climate.
Wow I just checked the stats for Vigo. I didn't realize that anywhere's in Spain gets that much rain, that's more than almost all of England. It's too bad that the summers there aren't hotter.
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